Detailed history and photos of helicopter Aerospatiale SA341C Gazelle HT.2 Serial 1923 Register G-CBGZ ZB646 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) Track service timeline and current status.

By Dave Taskis

Aircraft History

jul82 Fleet Air Arm
ZB646
		RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland 1996 705sqd/CU-59 shark team to civ G-CBGZ
1993		A LFML	Trials to Marignane to assist Eurocopter with yaw divergence trials, after a number of accidents, allegedly caused by the Fenestron tail blades stalling when in a left hand turn.
G-CBGZ
oct01 -
		ex ZB646
2005-08-28		B EGMJ	noted at Little Gransden
2006-08		B EGMJ	noted at Little Gransden
2008-07-27		C Weston Beach Gardens	Helidays 2008 at Weston-super-Mare Helidays 2008

2014-09-21		D EGBR	noted at Breighton.
2017-04-08		E EGVP	Gazelle 50th Anniversary noted at Gazelle Fly-in at Middle Wallop
2017-09		F GBTOR	noted at Livermead House.
16Mar22 -
2022-03-16		re-reg to Trustees of the Gazelle Squadron
2022-07-03		G EGTH	noted at Old Warden
29Jul22 -
2022-07-29		H EGSX	re-reg to private owner, North Weald
2023-03		I EGDY	noted flying at RNAS Yeovilton
2023-09-19	GCBGZ	North Weald, England
2024-01-10	GCBGZ	Witney, England
2024-07-30	GCBGZ	Benson, England
2024-09-17	GCBGZ	Bury St Edmunds, England
2024-10-18	GCBGZ	Bury St Edmunds, England
2024-12-06	GCBGZ	Earls Colne, England
2025-03-13	N62GZ	Caldwell, New Jersey
2025-03-14	N62GZ	Trenton, New Jersey