The SA341C was the Royal Navy training version powered by an Astazou IIIN engine and built by Westland at Yeovil (up to c/n 1418) and Weston-Super-Mare (c/n 1746 onwards). They served with 705 Naval Air Squadron at Culdrose. The Gazelle fleet was disposed of after the formation of the joint Defence Helicopter Flying School (DHFS) at RAF Shawbury in 1997 |
Units | |
Years | Units | bold : Current base of the Unit |
1975/97 | 705 NAS | RAF Shawbury RNAS Culdrose |
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C/N | Built | ID In this Org | In other Org | |||
![]() | 1007 | 1972 | XW845: RN HT.2 built by Westland; 18jun89 pictured as /CU-47 with+ | ![]() - G-ZELE: C3 Consulting West House Farm Oct03-Apr15 Elwick near Hartlepool; 17sep05 seen at Yeovilton Air D+ Nova Aerospace Ltd Apr/Sep 2015 - VH-OIW: Boomerang Aviation Pty Ltd at Mile End South, SA from 0+ ![]() at Goowla, South Australia ![]() at Parafield airport ![]() | ||
1033 | 1973 | XW853: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; Jul91 705sqd/CU-53; to ci+ | - G-SWWM: May03-Jul11 - G-IBNH: from Jul11 ![]() | |||
1045 | 1973 | XW854: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; 1979 705sqd/CU-546; 1994 + | ![]() ![]() Falcon Aviation Flying Group Feb11-Nov12 - RA-2013G: Russia | |||
1078 | 1973 | XW856: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; Jul79 705sqd/CU-547; 1994+ | - G-GAZL: ex RN XW856; ex G-CBBY; based at Truro | |||
![]() | 1081 | 1973 | XW857: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; Jul79 705sqd /CU-555; Au+![]() | ![]() - G-CBSB: Flying Machinery Ltd Apr04-Dec06 - G-LEDR: private Dec06-Apr07 private Malaga, Spain from Apr07 RSE 15119 Ltd from Aug14 flew into Newark air museum, Winthorpe, UK ![]() - G-OJCO: re-reg 13 Apr 2015 ![]() - G-CTFS: re-reg 4 Sep 2015 ![]() Attended 50th anniversary fly-in at Middle Wallop ![]() | ||
1091 ![]() | 1973 | XW859: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; 705Sqn; w/o 13jun77 colli+ | ||||
1100 | 1973 | XW860: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; Jul79 705sqd/CU-544; Aug8+ TAD021 | ||||
1102 | 1973 | XW861: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; Jul79 705sqd/CU-559; to G+ | - G-BZFJ: ex RN XW861 | |||
![]() | 1114 | 1973 | XW863: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; Jul79 705sqd/CU-542; Aug+ | ![]() - XW863: Farnborough Air Sciences Trust on loan since 11jun13 ![]() | ||
![]() | 1116 | 1973 | XW864: ![]() ![]() | |||
1128 ![]() | 1973 | XW867: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; 705sqd/CU-556; w/o 22may7+ | ||||
1130 | 1973 | XW868: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; Jul79 705sqd/CU-550; 1990+ | - G-CBKD: ex RN XW868 | |||
1148 | 1973 | XW871: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; to G-CBSC | - G-CBSC: ex RN G-CBSC; to Ukraine as GL-0077 | |||
![]() | 1150 | 1973 | XW884: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; d/d 17jan74; Jul79 705sqd+ | ![]() - 3D-HXL: Swaziland Jul01-Feb02 ![]() - G-BZDV: AJR Developments Ltd from Jan06-Jul07 private from Jul07 15nov18 fog landing in field in mid Devon near Pennymoo+ ![]() | ||
![]() | 1157 ![]() | 1974 | XW886: RN Gazelle HT.2 buit by Westland; Jul79 705sqd/CU-548; Aug85+![]() | |||
1158 ![]() | 1974 | XW887: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; Jul79 705sqd/CU-557; to c+ | - G-CBFD: ex RN XW887; w/o 18nov03 | |||
![]() | 1161 | 1974 | XW890: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; Jul79 705sqd/CU-553; pres+ | |||
1163 ![]() | 1974 | XW891: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; Jul79 705sqd/CU-549; w/o + | ||||
1173 ![]() | 1974 | XW894: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; Jul79 705sqd/CU-552; 1994+ | - G-BZOS: ex RN XW894; w/o 14jul02 | |||
1174 | 1974 | XW895: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; Jul79 705sqd/CU-551; 1990+ | - G-BXZD: ex RN XW895; based Babcary; to Ukranie | |||
1216 | 1974 | XW907: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; Aug85 705sqd/CU-40 Sharks+ | - G-BZOT: South West Aviation Dec00-Feb02 - G-DFKI: Leisure Park Management Ltd Feb02-Dec03 Foremans Aviation Dec03-Nov10; Foreman Nov10-Dec11 Bourne Park Aviation Flying Group Dec11-Mar15 at North Weald airfield, Essex ![]() private at Brentwood from 23mar15 03oct15 at Nayland Suffolk ![]() at North Weald ![]() | |||
1299 | 1975 | XX391: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; Jul79 705sqd/CU-556; 1994+ | - ZK-HTB: ex RN XX391 | |||
1317 ![]() | 1975 | XX397: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; Jul79 705sqd/CU-543; w/o + | ||||
1358 ![]() | 1975 | XX410: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; 705sqd/CU-558; w/o 12may7+ | ||||
1367 ![]() | 1975 | XX415: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; 705sqd /CU-559; w/o coll+ | ||||
![]() | 1382 | 1975 | XX431: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; CU-43 shark cammo; Jul93+ | |||
![]() | 1402 | 1976 | XX436: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; 1994 705sqd/CU-39; to civ+ | ![]() - G-CBSE: lying Machinery Ltd Apr/Nov 2004; Estates UK Ltd Nov04-+ - G-ZZLE: Estates UK Ltd Apr05-Apr14 Gazelle Squadron Flying Group from Apr14, Royal Marine+ asg Gazelle Squadron painted as 705 NAS Sharks pictur+ ![]() Attended 50th anniversary fly-in at Middle Wallop, pain+ ![]() pictured (pic3) as XX436 / (5)39-CU of 705 NAS Sharks + ![]() | ||
1418 | 1976 | XX441: Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland f/f 24feb76;
RN d/d 07apr76;+ | - ZK-HBH: New Zealand d/d 2001 - ZU-HBH: South Africa, noted 2010; Feb15 still ![]() | |||
![]() | 1436 | 1976 | XX446: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; to civ ZK-HTF, Christchur+ | - ZK-HTF: Aero Enterprises, NZ 2001, ex RN XX446 | ||
1450 ![]() | 1976 | XX451: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; 705Sqd /CU-558 RAF Shawbu+ | ||||
1746 | 1978 | XZ937: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland f/f 18aug78, d/d 25sep78 | ![]() ![]() participated in 4th WHC, coded 02 ![]() ![]() - G-CBKA: private from Oct07 | |||
1747 | 1978 | XZ938: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; 1990 705sqd/CU-45; 1994 7+ | ||||
1750 | 1978 | XZ939: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
![]() | 1757 ![]() | 1978 | XZ940: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; 20jun93 with RAF as O/ 2+ | - G-CBBV: ex XZ940 - UR-MANN: ex XZ940; ex G-CBBV; w/o 26dec10 | ||
1758 | 1978 | XZ941: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; to 9301M at G.I. BDRF St + | ||||
1761 | 1978 | XZ942: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; 705sqd/CU-42; instructi+ | - XZ942: On display outside 29 Flight AAC, BATUS, Suffield, Cana+ ![]() | |||
![]() | 1923 | 1982 | ZB646: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; 1996 705sqd/CU-59 shark t+ | - G-CBGZ: ex ZB646 pictured at Weston-Super-Mare Helidays 2008 ![]() | ||
![]() | 1924 | 1982 | ZB647: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; 1990 705sqd/CU-59; 17jul9+ | ![]() ![]() - G-CBSF: Jan12 Robs Lamplough at Manor Farm East Garston Berks, + ![]() | ||
2011 ![]() | 1982 | ZB648: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; 705sqd/CU-540; w/o 18mar9+ | ||||
2012 | 1984 | ZB649: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; 1994 705sqd/CU-43; to civ+ | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Mandarin Aviation Sep/Oct 2003 Eastern Atlantic Helicopters Oct03-Mar05 - G-SIVJ: Skytrace (UK) Ltd from Mar05 at Wolverhampton ![]() | |||