Westland Sea King

C/n WA842

02/09/1976 - first flight
06/10/1976 - to NASU Culdrose
19/01/1977 - noted with 826NAS as 143/TG
30/03/1978 - ditched in Arabian Sea(Cat 4/5)
10/04/1978 - onto RFA Tidepool at Malta
21/04/1978 - at RNAY Fleetlands(paper tx ?)
17/06/1978 - arrived at AIU Lee on Solent from Gibraltar
18/07/1978 - to RNAY Fleetlands for repair
25/09/1980 - transferred to conversion line to HAS5
01/07/1981 - delivered to NASU Culdrose
14/07/1981 - noted with 820NAS as 016/N
05/04/1982 - to South Atlantic onboard HMS Invincible
23/04/1982 - helped in rescue mission when Sea King HC4 ZA311 ditched, S/L HRH Prince Andrew one of the pilots involved
02/06/1982 - rescued F/Lt Mortimer from the sea after his Harrier GR3 was shot down
18/09/1982 - arrived at RNAS Culdrose, having returned from South Atlantic onboard HMS Illustrious
Dec 1982 - reported with 706NAS
10/01/1983 - noted with 810NAS as 506/CU
10/06/1987 - at RNAY Fleetlands for mods
16/09/1987 - back at 810NAS still as 506/CU
July 1988 - with NASU Culdrose
14/06/1990 - with WHL Yeovil for repaint
05/07/1990 - AMG Culdrose
21/06/1991 - RNAY Fleetlands for HAS6 conversion
21/09/1992 - with 819NAS at Prestwick as 704
18/10/1995 - AMG Culdrose
14/06/1996 - with 820NAS as 015/L
02/12/1999 - AMG Culdrose
03/10/2000 - 810NAS as 012
31/7/07 with 771NAS as (829/CU or 833/CU) in grey scheme as hack 15/06/2005 - AESS Sultan for LTS
19/07/2005 - MASU Gosport
13/12/2005 - DCAE Sultan in LTS
11/03/2008 - to AGWHL Yeovil by road for reversion to HAS5, repaint 11/06/2008 - to Cobham Hall by road in pre Falklands scheme
16/04/2009 - moved to Hall 1