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ZU-RIG ex XX449 (UK)

Aerospatiale SA341B Gazelle AH.1

Construction Number: 1443

Built 1976

Detailed history and photos of helicopter Aerospatiale SA341B Gazelle AH.1 Serial 1443 Register ZU-RIG G-CMME XX449 used by QinetiQ ,Army Air Corps AAC (British Army) Track service timeline and current status.

Aircraft History

Army Air Corps
XX449
		AAC Gazelle AH1 built by Westland 2007 654Sqn. 654 Squadron
		June 2011 with QinetiQ at MOD Boscombe Down as a hack aircraft.
1991-10	J	A EDLJ	noted at Detmold, still in sand/spinach colours with white invasion stripes.
2006-01		B EGUW	Based noted at Wattisham 654 Squadron
QinetiQ
2010-07-15		C EGDM	homebase QinetiQ at Boscombe Down
2016-04		C EGDM	primarily used by the Rotary Wing Test & Evaluation Squadron.
2016-11-10		D Trebrown	noted at Castle Air.
2017-11-30		E SPTA	noted at Salisbury Plain Training Area, in QinetiQ blue colour scheme with white upperworks.
2019-05		F EGVF	Stored to Fleetlands store.
G-CMME
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2022-11-03		G Deighton	Crabtree reg to private owner, Deighton.
2023-03		exported to South Africa
ZU-RIG
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2023-03		ex G-CMME to South Africa

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