Westland Sea King HC.4

C/N wa 927





Helicopter Westland Sea King HC.4 Serial wa 927 Register ZB506 used by QinetiQ ,Ministry of Defence (MoD) DRA. Aircraft history and location



Helicopter Westland Sea King HC.4 Serial wa 927 Register ZB506 used by QinetiQ ,Ministry of Defence (MoD) DRA. Aircraft history and location
By Dave Taskis



Aircraft History





ZB506

united kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD)

1982-11-19Sea King Mk.4X f/f 19nov82, d/d 23dec82 Deld straight to RAE Bedford still 1986 still 1989 with Merlin nose radar (Blue Kestrel) fitted (and HAS.5 dorsal fairing), DRA Farnborough by Jun 1994, DERA Boscombe Down by road Jun 1997, QinetiQ Boscombe Down by 2003 still 2009 DRA
1989-07Jul89 with Royal Aircraft Establishment ( RAE ) at Bedford. Used as test bed for Merlin HM.1 BAe Blue Kestrel 5000 Maritime Surveillance Radar
1992-06-13 A EGDM Air Tournament International 13+14jun92 with DRA at Air Tournament International DRA
1994 MoD Defence Research Agency ( DRA )

united kingdom QinetiQ

2002-07 A EGDMQinetiQ, conv to Mk.4X type
23 noted
2009-07-11 B EGDY at RNAS Yeovilton Yeovilton Air Day 2009






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