| By Steve Mills |
| By Peter Mitrovitch |
| By Dave Taskis |
Aircraft History |
XV666 | |||
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| Sep70 826Sq/144-E still Sep 1972 Aug78 Conv HAS.2A, 706Sq /598 706 NAS  | |||
Westland Sea King HAS.5 1986 Conv HAS.5 Fleetlands /598 | |||
| Jul89-Sep91, I was Senior Pilot on 771 NAS (SAR) and XV 666 was on the squadron strength throughout that period. Colin Hawksworth 771 NAS | |||
Westland Sea King HU.5 1994 HU.5U type 771Sqn /CU-823 771 NAS | |||
| 2003 Conv HU.5U 771Sq /823 still 2004 Nov05 771Sq /821 Apr07 VL AMG May07 771Sq /821 still 2010 771 NAS | |||
| Fleetlands by Jul 2009 771Sq /821 by Nov 2009 771 NAS | |||
| 1970-06-23 | RN HAS.1 f/f 23jun70, d/d 02jul70 | ||
| 1970-07-02 | A EGDR | Delivery New delivered to NASU RNAS Culdrose 14Aug70 of 826Squadron, HMS Eagle coded E.144 | |
| 1970-09 | B EGLF | Displayed at SBAC Farnborough Air Show when HAS.2 coded 144-E of 826NAS 826 NAS | |
| 1978-11-13 | Westland Sea King HAS.2 13Nov78 noted on RFA Fort Grange coded FG.343 of 824Squadron 12Jun80 noted RNAS Yeovilton coded B.268 of 814Squadron, HMS Bulwark 20Feb82 noted RFA Olna coded CU.352 of 824Squadron 28Oct82 noted RNAS Culdrose coded CU.598 of 706Squadron 07Jun86 noted RNAY Fleetlands coded -.598 | ||
| 1987-02-25 | 25Feb87 noted RNAS Culdrose NASU uncoded 09Mar87 to 814Squadro, HMS illustrious and noted 10Mar87 at RNAS Culdrose coded -.272 17May88 noted RNAS Portland coded -.(2)72 of 814Squadron, HMS Illustrious 814 NAS | ||
| 1987-08-26 | 272 | C LPMT | Air Show 1987 noted at Montijo Air Show 814 NAS |
| 1988-07-17 | D EGDP | as 814Sqn /(2)72 HMS Illustrious at RNAS Portland | |
| 1993-02-22 | E EGQK | visit HAS.5 type 771Sqn./CU-823 771 NAS | |
| 1994-11-16 | 16Nov94 noted RNAS Portland coded CU.823 of 771Squadron 05Jun96 noted RNAY Fleetlands coded CU.823 07Mar97 re-delivered to 771Squadron coded CU.823 771 NAS | ||
| 2006-01-11 | 821-CU | F EGNC | Rescue 177 noted visiting Carlisle HMS Gannet SAR Flight |
| 2012-06-23 | G EGDY | as HU.5 type /CU-21 at RNAS Yeovilton Air Day | |
| 2014-07 | 771 Sq/821-CU, stencilled Boscastle Floods on sponsons and rear hull by Jul 2014 | ||
| 2014-07-31 | A EGDR | Culdrose Air Day 2014 with 771 NAS / 821, leaving RNAS Culdrose as duty SAR Navy 193. 771 NAS | |
| 2016-03 | A EGDR | last flight Mar16 771Sqn /(CU-8)21 decommissioned last flight from Culdrose 771 NAS Royal Navy SAR Sea Kings Leave Culdrose | |
| 2016-05 | H HMS Sultan | Stored stored Gosport | |
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| 2017-09 | D EGDP | German Navy SAR pilot training Westland Sea King HU.5 HeliOps VAHS Fleetlands for overhaul and repainting by Jun17 following lease from MoD, HU5 type German Navy SAR pilot training at Portland | |
| 2018-01 | off Portland, on a training flight | ||
| 2018-07-07 | G EGDY | Yeovilton Air Day 2018 of Heliops, in the static display at RNAS Yeovilton | |
| Damien is prone to break down when being asked to work on a bank holidays | |||
| 2020-04-06 | seen over Halberton, near Tiverton, Devon | ||
| 2020-06-22 | DAMIEN | I EGHG | visited Leonardo Yeovil Sea King Turns 50 Visiting Yeovil |
| 2021-03-24 | D EGDP | HELIOPS | |
| 2021-09-30 | 11:45 hs flew over Minehead heading south | ||
| 2022-07-18 | B EGLF | at FIA 22 FIA 2022 | |
| 2024-07-18 | HELIOPS2 | Weymouth, England | |
| 2024-09-03 | XV 666 | Weymouth, England | |
| 2024-10-17 | XV 666 | Chard, England | |
| 2024-12-18 | XV 666 | Wareham, England | |
| 2025-01-22 | XV 666 | Swanage, Offshore UK | |
| 2025-08-22 | XV 666 | Chard, England | |
| 2025-09-29 | XV 666 | Henstridge, England | |
Call sign for this aircraft: HELIOPS2 XV 666
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