c/n wa 636

Helicopter Westland Sea King HAS.1 Serial wa 636 Register XV648 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1969. Aircraft history and location

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XV648
Fleet Air Arm
		RN, ff 14 Sep 1969, dd 6 Oct 1969 to RN as HAS.1 700Sq(S) Sq/586-CU Oct 1969 737Sq/526-PO by Aug 1970 706Sq/526-PO by Nov 1971, 706Sq/591-CU by Sep 1974 still Aug 1978. 737 NAS
		Westland Sea King HAS.2A Conv HAS.2A between Oct 1978 and c Jul 1979 706Sq/594-CU by Oct 1979 to c Mar 1980 706Sq/507-CU by Nov 1980 825Sq /97 May - Jul 1982 706Sq/587 by Dec 1982 to RNAY Fleetlands Feb 1986 706 NAS
		Westland Sea King HAS.5 Conv HAS.5 from Mar 1986 706Sq/587 by Oct 1987 706Sq/582 by Nov 1987 still Jun 1991 706 NAS
1988-03-13		13mar88 as HAS.5 type 706Sqn /(5)82 whilst operating from RFA Engadine (K08) during a training exercise. 706Sqn /596 XV708 on background
		1994 HAS.5U type 706Sqn /CU-82 706 NAS
		Westland Sea King HU.5 Conv HU.5 c 1994, 819Sq/708-PW by Jan 1999 still Sep 2000 771Sq Gannet SAR Flt/708-PW by Jul 2002 still Sep 2003 AMG CU by 2004 771Sq /718 by Jan 2004 still Mar 2007, 771Sq/818 Special finish by Jan 2009 771 NAS
2008-04-08	AEGDR	as HU5 rescue type as /(7)18 771 Naval Air Squadron at RNAS Culdrose
		2009 HU.5S type 771Sqn /18 771 NAS
2009-07-11	BEGDY	as 771 NAS /818-CU in special colours, in the flying display at Yeovilton Air Day 2009 771 NAS Yeovilton Air Day 2009
2013-07-23	AEGDR	as 771Sq /18 on duty SAR at RNAS Culdrose callsign Navy 193 771 NAS
2014-07		771 Sq /18. Stencilled with Trawler Trevessa on sponsons and rear hull by Jul 2013.
2014-09	CEGVF	stored at Vector Aerospace Fleetlands
2016-08		Dismantled by Aug16

Westland Sea King HAS.1