Westland Lynx HAS3 (XZ699)

Construction Number WA157

11/03/1980 - first flight as a HAS2
31/03/1980 - delivered to Naval Air Support Unit (NASU), RNAS Yeovilton
15/07/1980 - 702 NAS, HMS Danae Flight coded 464
01/01/1981 - flight transferred to 815 NAS on its formation
21/06/1982 - 702 NAS coded 742
07/1982 - 702 NAS moved to RNAS Portland, aircraft recoded 642
06/08/1983 - RNAY Fleetlands for ESM and Sea Skua modifications
09/10/1983 - NASU, RNAS Yeovilton
23/08/1984 - by now with 815 NAS, RNAS Portland coded 300 (HQ Flight)
29/09/1986 - RNAY Fleetlands
05/11/1986 - NASU, RNAS Yeovilton for conversion to HAS3
24/07/1987 - 815 NAS, RNAS Yeovilton coded 300
20/06/1990 - noted coded 302
1990 - damaged by a wave whilst on HMS Arrow, hangared at RNAS Portland by 02/11/1990. Damage was found to be slight so returned to 815 NAS by 04/12/1990
15/03/1991 815 NAS HQ Flight coded 301
09/1991 - Air Maintenance Group (AMG), RNAS Portland
13/11/1991 - 815 NAS
17/12/1991 - at Hurn for respray
09/01/1992 - 815 NAS
07/1992 - AMG, RNAS Portland without a code
05/12/1996 - 815 NAS HQ Flight coded 303
28/11/1996 - by now coded 301
26/02/1997 - 815 NAS HQ Flight, coded 303
11/1999 - by now reported at AMG, RNAS Yeovilton
02/06/2000 - to DARA Fleetlands by road
16/06/2003 - noted at Westland Helicopters Ltd, Yeovil
2003 - RNAY Fleetlands in storage
17/05/2004 - allocated to FAAM
05/08/2004 - arrived by road at Cobham Hall