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Model History:

Derivates and Versions of this model:

ModelYearHistory
    lynx mk.86     1980 The Westland Sea Lynx Mk.86 is used by the RNoAF as a Coast Guard helicopter, performing SAR and fishery protection. The Lynx helicopter are used ...
    sea lynx mk88     1981 german navy variant of british sea lynx mk8
    super lynx     2000 Westland began design work on an upgraded Lynx in 1996. By Aug 2004, there were 3 variants of Super Lynx, all of which have advanced, carbon ...
The Super Lynx has been ordered by the armed forces of Brazil, Denmark, Germany, Malaysia, ...


Organisations / Units with this Model:

    Organisation     Qty UnitsBases/Heliports
1981/now29 marineflieger
    marineflieger-geschwader 3     sea lynx mk88 Nordholz
2003/now6 tentara laut diraja malaysia
2004/now     500 skuadron     super lynx
1978/now24 marine luchtvaartdienst
1978/now     vsq 7De Kooy 1977/now
1980/now     vsq 860De Kooy 1966/now
1982/now6 kystvakt
1982/now     337 skvadron     lynx mk.86 Bardufoss 1982/now
1994/now3 pakistan naval air arm
1994/now     222 squadronPNS Mehran / Sharea Faisal 1994/now
1993/now5 marinha portuguesa
1993/now     esquadrilha de helicopteros da marinha     super lynx Montijo 1993/now
1976/now94 fleet air arm
1976/77     700 squadronRNAS Yeovilton 1976/77
1978/now     702 squadronPortland 1982/99
RNAS Yeovilton 1978/82
RNAS Yeovilton 1999/now
1981/now     815 squadronPortland 1982/99
RNAS Yeovilton 1981/82
RNAS Yeovilton 1999/now
1982/93     829 squadronPortland 1964/93
1990/92     700 squadronPortland 1990/92
1977/now140 army air corps
1980/04     662 squadronAAC Wattisham 1993/now
DESoest,Bad Sassendorf 1983/93
1986/91     665 squadron
1977/now6 royal marines
1982/95     3 commando brigade air squadron
1995/now     847 squadronRNAS Yeovilton 1995/now


Construction Numbers of this Model:

C/NVersionBuiltHistory
    207     lynx mk.86 1980 luftforsvaret 207 : This helicopter was using the registration G-BIFX, during the test flights at Westland before delivery to Norway.
    216     lynx mk.86 1980 luftforsvaret 216 : This Lynx was wearing the registration G-BIGW during the test flights at Westland before delivery to Norway.
    228     lynx mk.86 1981 luftforsvaret 228 : This Lynx was wearing the registration G-BIZS during the test flights at Westland before it was delivered to Norway.
    232     lynx mk.86 1981 luftforsvaret 232 :
    235     lynx mk.86 1981 luftforsvaret 235 : This Lynx C/N:235 crashed at Andsvann near Bardufoss due to white-out 12 january 1988. The Norwegians send this Lynx to Westland to repair it. Westland using only a few components from the wrecked Lynx and they gave it later the C/N.LA.363.R1 dated 01/90. This Lynx is still flying as 235 in RNoAF. The old wreked fuselage is used by the RNoAF technical school at LSK Kjevik as a instructional airframe, also wearing the serial 235.
    237     lynx mk.86 1981 luftforsvaret 237 :
    327     sea lynx mk88 marineflieger 83+14 : on 16feb00 crashed into the Caribbean Sea, 32km W off Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, and sank. The helicopter was based on frigate Niedersachsen
    377     super lynx 1994 marinha portuguesa 19205 :
    388     sea lynx mk88 1999 marineflieger 83+20 :
    445     super lynx 2006 tentara laut diraja malaysia 2313 :
    10 C/N found.



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