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    Airframe Family: Sikorsky S-61 / H-3 / Sea King
    Latest Model:Sea King HAS.6
    Last Military Serial:XV659 RN
    Construction Number:WA0647
    Compressed ID:Westland Sea King HAS.6 sn XV659 RN...
    Latest Owner or Location:Defence School of Aeronautical Engineering, RAF Cosford, Shropshire, England

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Sea King HAS.1 by Westland.

    13 February 1970

    First flight.

    3 March 1970

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n XV659.

    By 11 February 1977

    Converted to a Sea King HAS.2 by Westland.

    Converted to a Sea King HAS.2A by Westland.

    By June 1984

    Transferred to 706 NAS, RNAS Culdrose.
    Operated with markings: 584, 84, CU

    9 June 1984


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Mildenhall Air Fete 84

    9 June 1984


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    By 2 October 1986

    Converted to a Sea King HAS.5 by Westland.

    23 March 1994

    Converted to a Sea King HAS.6 by Westland.

    3 May 2000

    Assigned to RNAY Fleetlands for storage.

    5 October 2000

    Transferred to AESS, Gosport.

    November 2008

    New serial number assigned: 9324M RAF

    13 November 2008

    In the inventory of Defence School of Aeronautical Engineering, RAF Cosford, Shropshire, England.
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    30 March 2016


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at RAF Cosford, Shropshire, England
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
    United Kingdom Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee amp; Wood
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     John Bennett
    Robert Nichols
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