XZ731 Westland Lynx HAS2 C/N 204

Helicopter Westland Lynx HAS2 Serial 204 Register XZ731 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1980. Aircraft history and location

Helicopter Westland Lynx HAS2 Serial 204 Register XZ731 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1980. Aircraft history and location

By Steve Mills

By Dave Taskis

Aircraft History

Fleet Air Arm
XZ731
1982-04-27	A Norton Heliport, Dartmouth	815Sq/306 noted visiting on 27 Apr 1982 815 NAS
1987-08-04	B EGDP	RN 04 as HAS.3 type 702 Sqn /641 at RNAS Portland. Note non standard location of code used only by 702 Sqn 702 NAS

1997-07	C EGVF	Westland Lynx HMA.8 conv to HMA.8 at NARO Fleetlands c Mar 1996 to Jul 1997.
1998-08	Aug98 HMA8 type as 815Sqn /MA-363 at Portsmouth harbour on HMS Marlborough (F233) 2011 HMA8SRU type as 815Sqn /LP-332
	Assigned as 815Sq 203 Flt /375-SM to HMS Somerset Jan 2009, at Yeovilton as /375-SM in Aug 2009. 815Sq 217 Flt /332-LP to HMS Liverpool Oct 2010, until she decommissioned in Mar 2012. Became first British Lynx to deploy operationally to a French warship, FS Surcouf in Nov 2012.
2012-01-27	27jan12 HMA.8 type as /323 aboard HMS Liverpool (D92) at Poplar, London before ship decommission

2016-07-02	D EGDY	as 815 NAS /311-VL at RNAS Yeovilton during Air Day 2016 815 NAS Yeovilton Air Day 2016

2016-07-11	E EGLF	on display at FIA 2016 FIA 2016

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