XZ246 Westland Lynx HAS2 C/N 070

Helicopter Westland Lynx HAS2 Serial 070 Register XZ246 used by Aeroventure Museum ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1978. Aircraft history and location

Helicopter Westland Lynx HAS2 Serial 070 Register XZ246 used by Aeroventure Museum ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1978. Aircraft history and location

By Dave Taskis

By Steve Mills

Aircraft History

Fleet Air Arm
XZ246
1978-11-15		A EGDY	RN Type: HAS.2 noted as 815Sqn /AZ-463 at HMS Heron RNAS Yeovilton asg Type 21 Frigate HMS Amazon Flt (F169) 815 NAS
1979-05-15		B HMD Devonport	829 Sq / 320-AZ Amazon Flt, noted conducting deck landings on newly commissioned HMS Broadsword, inside HMNB Devonport on 15 May 1979.
1986-07		A EGDY	Westland Lynx HAS3ICE conv to HAS.3(ICE) at NASU Yeovilton from Jul 1986 to early 1987
2001-08-24	434-EE	C HMNB Portsmouth	IFoS 2001 aboard HMS Endurance at Portsmouth. 815 NAS International Festival of Sea 2001
2006-07-08		A EGDY	Yeovilton Air Day 2006 HAS.3ICE 815 NAS Endurance Flt / 435 in the static display at Yeovilton Air Day 815 NAS

2008-10		D Mare Harbour	BAS Support Oct 2008: despatched by Antonov from RAF Brize Norton to RAF Mount Pleasant to join HMS Endurance in the South Atlantic.
2009-10-06		RN 1977 06oct09 as HAS3S(ICE) type on USS Cole (DDG 67) during exercise Joint Warrior 09-2

2010-10-05		Clydeside 815Sq/434-EE embarked HMS Illustrious Oct 2009 at Glasgow, for Exercise JW 09-2 Exercise Joint Warrior 09-2
Aeroventure Museum
2016-08		E EGCI	Exhibit preserved at Aeroventure, Doncaster from Aug 2016 in HMS Endurance Flt /434 markings.
2018-04-20		E EGCI	XZ246 on outside display in ex HMS Endurance markings of 815NAS

		E EGCI	XZ246 on outside display at the South Yorkshire Aviation Museum

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