Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Lynx HAS2 Serial 103 Register XZ257 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) Converted to Lynx HAS3S Track service timeline and current status.

By Steve Mills

By Gerrit Kok

By Dave Taskis

Aircraft History

mar79 Fleet Air Arm
XZ257
		Jun02 as HAS.3S type 702 Sqn /640 at RNAS Yeovilton 702 NAS

		Westland Lynx HAS3S 2003 HAS.3S type 702Sqn./640 702 NAS
		2007 HAS.3S type 815Sqn./301 815 NAS
1979-04-15		A EGDY	RN Type: HAS.2 noted with NASU at HMS Heron RNAS Yeovilton uncoded.
1980-02	336-CV	assigned 815 NAS 212 Coventry Flt / 336-CV by Feb 1980, until c Nov 1981. 815 NAS
1987-08		B EGDP	RN 04 as HAS3 type 702 Sqn /634 with Sea Skua missile fitted at RNAS Portland 702 NAS

1993-07-02		C EHKD	open 02jul93 HAS.3 type 815Sqn./303 at De Kooy 815 NAS
1999-01-15	644	A EGDY	From Portland arrived from HMS Osprey 702 NAS
2006-07-08	301	A EGDY	Air Day 2006 as 815 NAS / 301 at RNAS Yeovilton for the 2006 Air Day 815 NAS

2017-03		A EGDY	at RNAS Yeovilton forms the core structure for the AW159 Wildcat Airframe System Trainer (AST) element of the Maintenance Training Equipment (MTE) within the training service based at the Wildcat Training Centre

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XZ257 Lynx Royal Navy (C/N 103)

Westland Lynx HAS2

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