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Aerospatiale SA341B Gazelle AH.1

C/N 1021

Built 1973

Helicopter Aerospatiale SA341B Gazelle AH.1 Serial 1021 Register G-CIEY XW851 used by Royal Marines RM ,Army Air Corps AAC (British Army). Built 1973. Aircraft history and location

Aircraft History

Army Air Corps
XW851
1973-05		A EGVP	assigned to Gazelle IFTF. Gazelle IFTF
1973-07-28		A EGVP	noted at Middle Wallop
1978-10-21		B EGDT	AAC noted in storage at RNAY Wroughton
		AAC AH.1 VTOL Tri Services, Durham
Royal Marines
1984-06-28	T	C EGNX	noted at East Midlands Airport. 3 CBAS
1986-07-12	33A	A EGVP	noted at Middle Wallop International Air Day. 3 CBAS
1991-05-05	(CH)	D LTCC	Airlifted flown into Diyarbakir from RAF Lyneham for 3 CBAS, to join the rest of the unit, for Op Haven. 3 CBAS Operation Haven
		Royal Marines Gazelle AH.1 built by Westland 2000 847Sqn /H 847NAS
2004-10-26		noted with 847 NAS, uncoded. 847NAS
2004-11		E EGOS	Stored cabin section to RAF Shawbury, still there 2008.
2009-02-24		F GBSKE	sold to RAMCO Lincs
G-CIEY
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2014-04		G EGBR	Gazelle Flying Group from Apr14
2014-05		composite airframe: cabin section of XW851, tail boom from ZA726.

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