Westland Lynx HAS2

C/N 004

Built 1976





Helicopter Westland Lynx HAS2 Serial 004 Register XZ229 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1976. Aircraft history and location



Helicopter Westland Lynx  HAS2 Serial 004 Register XZ229 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1976. Aircraft history and location
Helicopter Westland Lynx  HAS2 Serial 004 Register XZ229 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1976. Aircraft history and location




Aircraft History





XZ229

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

1978-01-03 A EGDY Delivered 03Sept76 delivered 700L Squadron, coded 740.VL
03Jan78 Transferred 702 Squadron coded 740.VL 702 NAS
1978-11Nov78 as 702Sqn /740 at Yeovilton 702 NAS
1981-01-0606Jan81 815Squadron coded 302
815 NAS
1982-04-06 B Trebrown815Sq/302, noted visiting on 6 Apr 1982 815 NAS
1984-09-09 C EGVF
Westland Lynx HAS3 09 RNAY Fleetlands uncoded for HAS3 Conversion
1986-05-2716Oct85 NASU Yeovilton uncoded
27May86 829 Squadron, HMS Broadsword coded 346.BW
03Sep87 829 Squadrom, HMS Battleaxe coded 402.BX
1988-03-23
Westland Lynx HAS3GM 23Mar88 RNAY Fleetlands, GM conversion #11
1988-05-2727May88 829 Squadron, HMS London coded 406
08Dec88 AMG RNAS Portland uncoded, noted SD/35221Feb89
17Mar89 829 Squadron, HMS Sheffield coded 352.SD
13Nov89 AMG RNAS Portland coded 352.SD, noted 403.BX 09Mar90
25Apr90 829 Squadron, HMS Battleaxe coded 403.BX 03Dec90 AMG RNAS Portland uncoded
14Mar91 829 Squadron, HMS Coventry coded 336.CV
27Nov91 AMG RNAS Portland uncoded
03Feb92 702 Squadron uncoded
28Feb92 AMG RNAS Portland uncoded
1992-04-09 C EGVF
Westland Lynx HAS3SGM 09 RNAY Fleetlands 3S conversion uncoded
1992-12-1515Dec92 815Squadron, HMS Active coded 322.AV
14Jan93 829 Squadron, HMS Brazen still coded 322.AV
26Apr93 815Squadron HMS Brazen coded 330.BZ
19Apr93 815Squadron, HMS Campbeltown still coded 330.BZ, noted 330.CT 14May93, noted 338CT 25Jun93
13Dec95 AMG RNAS Portland coded 334.SN
11Oct96 815Squadron, HMS Southampton coded 334.SN
by 18Dec97 815 squadron, HMS Cardiff coded 335.CF (Same flight swapped ships)
21Jan98 AMG RNAS Portland, noted coded 350 01Jul98
2001 D Persian Gulf as 206 Flt 815Sqn /457 HMS Lancaster (F229) for Armilla patrol Armilla Patrol




2009-06 E EHVK2009 HAS3SGM type with 815Sqn 815 NAS
815Sq /336-LB by Jul 2009
815Sq /426-PD by Sep 2009 (replacing XZ729).
2009-06-20XZ229 photographed on Netherlands 20Jun09 uncoded, and on same day in Dundee - Scotland coded 426.PO, Dundee date is likely to be an incorrect date
27Oct10 noted with 815Squadron, HMS Manchester coded 360.MC
29Mar11 noted RNAS Yeovilton stripped of all useful parts for Wildcat programme, still with HMS Manchester on the nose
2009-10-05815Sq Portland Flt/426-PD embarked HMS Portland Oct 2009, for Exercise JW 09-2 Exercise Joint Warrior 09-2

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2013-11 F Hixon Spares recovery to Air and Ground Aviation, Hixon by Nov 2013




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