Westland Sea King HAR.3

C/N wa 851

Built 1977





Helicopter Westland Sea King HAR.3 Serial wa 851 Register XZ585 used by Royal Air Force RAF. Built 1977. Aircraft history and location



Helicopter Westland Sea King HAR.3 Serial wa 851 Register XZ585 used by Royal Air Force RAF. Built 1977. Aircraft history and location
By Peter Mitrovitch



Aircraft History





XZ585

united kingdom Royal Air Force

RAF d/d Jan78
RAF SKTU by Dec 1980
202 Sq by 1986
Crashed on high ground 28 Jan 1989 near Loch Laggan while with 202Sq
Repaired at Fleetlands by Mar 1992 202 Squadron
1979-09-12 A EGHG noted at the Westland factory, Yeovil - EGHG
1998-10 B EGOV C Flt noted with 22 Sq C Flt, still Dec 1998, still Feb 1999. 22 Squadron
1999-08-18 C EGHQHMF St Mawgan by Aug 1999
202 Sq E Flt by Sep 2000
203(R)Sq (Akrotiri) by 2003
203(R) Sq /A by 2004
202 Sq E Flt/A (Leconfield) by May 2005 still Oct 2005
203(R) Sq/A Nov 2005 until Jan 2006
SKMF Jan 2006
SKAMG Apr 2007
to 203(R) Sq/A Apr 2007
22Sq C Flt/A May 2007 202 Squadron
2004-09-0202sep04 at RAF St Mawgan Families Day


2014-12Dec14 asg 202sq D Flt
2015-09-30 D EGQM at RAF Boulmer

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2017-12 Dec17 at 764 Sqn HMS Sultan
Has been subject to flight servicing and ground runs
2018-04-03 E RAF Museum as /A in rear of new hangar at RAF Museum, Hendon




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