Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Sea King HAS.2 Serial wa 842 Register XZ574 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) Converted to Sea King HAS.6 Track service timeline and current status.

By Steve Mills

By Dave Taskis

Aircraft History

Fleet Air Arm
XZ574
1978-03		Accident HAS.2 ditched in Arabian Sea after main transmission oil loss Mar 1978 while operating from HMS Tiger, recovered. Damaged nose section at Park Aviation, Faygate by Jun 1982.
		Westland Sea King HAS.5 HAS.5 810Sq/506 by 1986 still 1988 810 NAS
		1998 HAS.6 type as 820Sqn /L-015 aboard HMS Illustrious (R06)
		HAS.6 to 820Sq/015-L by Jan 1999, 810Sq/512 by Oct 2000, 771Sq/829-CU by 2003, HAS.6U 771 Sq/833, DARA by Jun 2005 771 NAS
		2004 type:HAS.6 771Sqn./29 771 NAS
1986-07-12	06	A EGVP	noted at Middle Wallop International Air Day. 810 NAS
1993-07-03		B EHEH	Luchtmachtdagen 1993 Westland Sea King HAS.6 HAS.6 type 819Sqn./PW-704 at Airforce days 1993 Eindhoven
1997-05-17		17may97 as /15-L on HMS Illustrious (R06)

1999-09-28		C NLAMS	type:HAS.6 820Sqn./L-015 embarked aboard HMS Illustrious R06.
2018-07-07		D EGDY	Display at Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton
2019-03		preserved at FAAM Reserve Collection Cobham Hall by Mar19
2019-07-13		D EGDY	, in the static display at RNAS Yeovilton 2019 RN International Air Day 2019

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XZ574 Sea King Royal Navy (C/N wa 842)

Westland Sea King HAS.2

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XZ574

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