Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Lynx HAS2 Serial 177 Register XZ722 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) Converted to Lynx HMA.8 Track service timeline and current status.

By Dave Taskis

Aircraft History

Fleet Air Arm
XZ722
		815 NAS Andromeda Flt / 472 by Dec 1980, until c Mar 1984 Operation Corporate
		216 Gloucester Flt / 410-GC by Jul 1985
1980-06-23		RN HAS.2 f/f 23jun80, d/d 08jul80
1987-07		A Persian Gulf	Jun/Dec 1987 as /472 HMS Andromeda went to the Gulf for Armilla patrol Armilla Patrol
		2007 HMA.8 type 702Sqn /671 Black Cats c/s 702 NAS
		702 NAS/645 by Dec 2009 to at least Jul 2011 702 NAS
1989		B South Atlantic	1986 as 829 NAS /346 HMS Broadsword Flight for Falkland Islands patrol 829 NAS Atlantic Patrol Task (South)
		Westland Lynx HMA.8 1998 HMA.8 type 815Sqn /NL-372 815 NAS
		HMA.8 815Sq Argyll Flt/365-AY by 1 Jun 2002, until c Nov 2002 815Sq Richmond Flt/474-RM by Jan 2003 until Xmas 2004 702 NAS/671 by Oct 2005 until c Sep 2008
1998-04		C NLAMS	Oostelijke Handelskade HMA.8 type 815Sqn /AY-365 embarked HMS Argyll (F231) STANAVFORMED
1998-12-02	372	D EGWU	Visiting noted visiting RAF Northolt 815 NAS
2006-07-08		E EGDY	Yeovilton Air Day 2006 702 NAS / 671 in the hangar display at Yeovilton Air Day 702 NAS

2010-05-31		F Southend	Southend Air Show 2010 as 702 Sq /645 at the 2010 Southend Airshow 702 NAS

2010-10-26	645	G EHLW	Lynx HMA.8SRU type. Stop Leeuwarden direction east 702 NAS
2010-10-29	645	G EHLW	Lynx HMA.8SRU type, at Leeuwarden 702 NAS
2011-07-10		E EGDY	Yeovilton Air Day 2011 as XZ722/645 (nearest camera) with XZ692 at 702 NAS display at RNAS Yeovilton

2012-07-17	645	H EGDI	Family day Lynx HMA.8(SRU) type RNAS Merryfield, Blackcats c/s 702 NAS
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2018-02-12		I Pima Air and Space Museum	Exhibit on display at PIMA Air and Space Museum, Tucson, AZ, USA

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XZ722 Lynx (C/N 177)

Westland Lynx HAS2

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