Westland Sea King HAS.1

C/N wa 645

Built 1969





Helicopter Westland Sea King HAS.1 Serial wa 645 Register XV657 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1969. Aircraft history and location



Helicopter Westland Sea King HAS.1 Serial wa 645 Register XV657 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1969. Aircraft history and location
By Dave Taskis



Aircraft History





XV657

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

1970-02053-Rf/f 21 Jan 1970, d/d 11 Feb 1970, HAS.1 824Sq/053-R Mar 1970 until c Jul 1971, Fleetlands by Dec 1971 824 NAS
1970-10-29053-R A MTMLAembarked HMS Ark Royal and departed Valletta to position for Exercise Lime Jug. 824 NAS Exercise Lime Jug
1974-01-16 B ss Merc Enterprise Navy 596 With 706 Sq/596-CU, took part in rescue from Merc Enterprise in the western English Channel on 16 Jan 1974. Rescue from ss Merc Enterprise
1974-07596-CU C EGDRstill 706Sq/596-CU in Jul 1974 still Sep 1977. 706 NAS
1979-06-09 D EGVF 09 /CU-580 with 706Sqn at Fleetlands 706 NAS

Westland Sea King HAS.2A Conv to HAS.2A. 706Sq/589 by 1984 still Aug 1985, to NASU Culdrose by 1986 706 NAS

Westland Sea King HAS.5 Conv to HAS.5. RNAY Fleetlands by 1987, /132 Westland by 1988, 824Sq/255 by 1989, to AMG Culdrose /255 by 1990, to 826Sq/132 by 1991, to RNAY Wroughton by 1992, to RNAY Fleetlands by 1993 still 1994, to ETS Culdrose by Jul 1994 still 1997. Marked as (ZA135) by June 1997 A2600 /132-DD SFDO CU by 2001 still May 2005 still Sep 2010. 824 NAS
RN
1985 type:HAS.6 706Sqn./CU-89
2010 i/a SFDO./DD-132 at EGDR
2017-06-05 E EGDO G I Airframe Lifted to Predannack by RAF Chinook on 5 Jun 2017. Has tail unit of ZA135.
2019-03-31 E EGDO G I Airframe rotorless at Predannack with SFDO / 132-DD, in use for rescue training SFDO






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