Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Sea King HAS.2 Serial wa 838 Register XZ570 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) Converted to Sea King HAS.5 Track service timeline and current status.
Westland Sea King HAS.5 RN ff 18 Jun 1976, dd 19 Jul 1976 First new build HAS.2, Westland Yeovil 1980 for conv to HAS.5 to A&AEE Boscombe Down by Jan 1982 to Westland Yeovil by Jan 1983 fitted for EH101 development work and conv to HAS.5(mod) by 1987 to DTEO Boscombe Down by 1996 to Westland Yeovil by 1997 to Westland Weston-super-Mare by Aug 1997 to Westland Yeovil by 1999 as Searchwater 2000 trials airframe, still 2001 stored Gosport by 2002 (as A2686) still Mar 2008 to G.I Predannack by 27 Dec 2008 () Sea King HAS.5+