c/n wa 839

Helicopter Westland Sea King HAS.2 Serial wa 839 Register XZ571 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1976. Aircraft history and location

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XZ571
Fleet Air Arm
1976-07-08		RN HAS.2, f/f 08jul76, d/d 01sep76 826Sq/140-TG by Aug 1978 still Jun 1979 826 NAS
1978-09-01	AEHVB	visit HAS.2 type 826Sqn./TG-140 826 NAS
1979-06-06	BRMB Bickleigh	826Sq /140, noted at Bickleigh 6 Jun 1979 826 NAS
1982-02-25		Westland Sea King HAS.5 replaced XV699 as 826Sq/143-H on 25 Feb 1982.
		Westland Sea King HAS.5 Conv. to HAS.5 826Sq/526 by Jan 1985 still 1986 826Sq/136 by 1988 HMS Sultan ? 826 NAS
1990-05		826Sq B Flt/136 (deployed HMS Coventry during Gulf War, May 1990-Feb 1991) Operation Desert Shield/Storm
1991-07		826Sq B Flt/136 Cornwall Flt Jul 1991 to c Jun 1992
1999-09-28	CNLAMS	820Sqn./L-016 embarked aboard HMS Illustrious (R06)
		2000 type:HAS.6 820Sqn./L-016 2001 still 820 NAS
		Westland Sea King HAS.6 Conv. to HAS.6 820Sq/016-L by 2003 stored HMS Sultan by Dec 2004 Sold to Australia Nov 2005 820 NAS

Westland Sea King HAS.2