| By Dave Taskis |
Aircraft History |
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| ff 6 Sep1969, dd 26 Sep 1969 to RN as HAS.1 700Sq(S) Sq/585-CU by Nov 1969 737Sq/525-PO by Aug 1970, 737Sq/661-PO by Apr 1973 826Sq/144-TG by Jan 1975 706Sq/593-CU by Jul 1975 737 NAS  | |||
Westland Sea King HAS.2A Converted to HAS.2A from mid 1976, 820Sq/412-BL by Apr 1977, 820 NAS | |||
| 1978 | 412-BL | Accident Ditched in the gulf of mexico in 1978,engine failure whilst in the hover.with the calm sea, was able taxi to the ship,
to be recovered (820 sq-BL-C99) 820 NAS | |
| 820Sq/413-BL by Jul 1979, 820Sq/360-N by Jul 1980 820 NAS | |||
Westland Sea King HAS.5 Converted to HAS.5 from spring 1982. 826Sq/527 by May 1983, 814Sq/265 by Sep 1983 still 1986. 814 NAS | |||
Westland Sea King HU.5 Conv to HU.5 mid 1987 771Sq/820-CU by Feb 1988 still Mar 1999, to AMG-CU 24 Mar 1999. 771 NAS | |||
| RN 1994 type:HAS.5U 771Sqn./R-820 1996 771Sqn./20 771 NAS | |||
| 771Sq Gannet SAR Flt//707-WP by Dec 2001, still May 2004 771Sq/828 by Apr 2005 still May 2007. 771 NAS | |||
| 2007-01-18 | Rescue 771Sq /828-CU involved in MSC Napoli rescue on 18 Jan 2007. 771 NAS MSC Napoli rescue | ||
| Gannet SAR Flt /828 by Dec 2008 still May 2009 to Fleetlands Sep 2009 771 Sq /828 by Mar 2010 still Jul 2014 and stencilled MSC Napoli on sponsons and rear hull. | |||
| 2014-07-31 | A EGDR | Culdrose Air Day 2014 with 771 NAS / 828, in the flying display at RNAS Culdrose 771 NAS | |
| 2018-09-15 | B HMS Sultan | stored HMS Sultan 771Sqn /828 marked MSC Napoli 18 January 2007 771 NAS | |
| 2021-09 | C Higher Purtington | sold to Historic Helicopters, Chard | |
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