c/n 1139

Helicopter Aerospatiale SA330E Puma Serial 1139 Register XW218 used by Royal Air Force. Built 1971. Aircraft history and location

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XW218 Royal Air Force		RAF Puma HC1 ff 25oct71, dd 24nov71 230 Sq/DB by Sep72 tail rotor struck ground 27sep72 near Thetford while with 230 Sq Initially assessed as beyond economic repair.
XW218 Royal Air Force		Weston-super-Mare Repair ( 1976 ) 1976, first Puma to be repaired by Westland plant at Oldmixon, returned to RAF in Aug 1976
XW218 Royal Air Force		Repaired 230 Sq /DT by May 1984 still 1992 18 Sq/BW by 1993 still 1996 18 Sq/BX? by 1997 PASF (Benson) by 1998 33 Sq by Oct 1999 33 Sq by 2004 PASF, 230 Sq by Jun 2005 33 Sq by Feb 2006
XW218 Royal Air Force		1995 18Sqn /BW 2007 33Sqn.
XW218 Royal Air Force		Operation Telic w/o 15apr07 asg 1563 Flt then CAT5 accident in Iraq It landed too close to the section leader (XW211) and the main blades intertwined Aircraft Retired / Not available by 2007
XW218 Royal Air Force		RAF Shawbury Stored ( 05-mar-08 ) to Shawbury store 5 Mar 2008 wreck still present at Shawbury May 2009, still Dec 2015

Aerospatiale SA330E Puma