Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Lynx HAS2 Serial 101 Register XZ256 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) Track service timeline and current status.

By Gerrit Kok

Aircraft History

Fleet Air Arm
XZ256
1979-04-15		A EGDY	RN Type: HAS.2 noted with NASU at HMS Heron RNAS Yeovilton uncoded.
1979-06	466-AT	assigned to 211 Argonaut Flt, until c Jan 1982 702 NAS
1982-06	345	815 Sq 241 Newcastle Flt / 345 by Jun 1982 until c Sep 1982 when damaged S of Ascension Island. 815 NAS
1983-05		RN May83 as 815Sqn /450 at RNAS Yeovilton 815 NAS

1983-07		815 Sq Battleaxe Flt / 403-BX by jul 1983 to c Aug 1985
1989-05		829 Sq Cumberland Flt/350-CL by May 1989, until c Dec 1991
		1995 HAS.8 type as 815Sqn /671 815 NAS
2002-06-12		B Cape Virginia Range	Accident 815Sq/474-RM by Oct 2001. Operating from HMS Richmond, ditched and sank after double engine failure on 12 Jun 2002. Wreck recovered from deep water and sent to RNAS Yeovilton.
		HMA.8 type w/o 12jun02, 200 Miles East of Virginia

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XZ256 Lynx Royal Navy (C/N 101)

Westland Lynx HAS2

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XZ256

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