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    Airframe Family: Sikorsky S-61 / H-3 / Sea King
    Latest Model:Sea King HAS.6
    Last Military Serial:XV653 RN
    Construction Number:WA0641
    Compressed ID:Westland Sea King HAS.6 sn XV653 RN...
    Latest Owner or Location:AEES, Gosport

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Sea King HAS.1 by Westland.

    24 November 1969

    First flight.

    9 December 1969

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n XV653.

    Circa 1970


    Photographer: Unknown

    26 July 1972


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Sea King HAS.1 of 706 Squadron performing at the 1972 RNAS Culdrose Airshow.

    21 November 1978

    Converted to a Sea King HAS.2 by Westland.

    Transferred to 706 NAS, RNAS Culdrose.
    Operated with markings: 598, 98, CU
    706 Sqn.

    26 June 1981


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: Landing at Greenham Common.

    27 June 1981


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Sea King HAS.2A of 706 Squadron on display at the 1981 International Air Tattoo at RAF Greenham Common, Berkshire.

    30 July 1982


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: arriving for RNAS Yeovilton Air Day

    13 September 1983

    Converted to a Sea King HAS.5 by Westland.

    October 1983

    Transferred to 810 Squadron.

    Converted to a Sea King HAS.6 by Westland.

    19 July 2001

    Assigned to Fleetlands, Gosport for storage.

    15 October 2002

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n 9326M.

    15 October 2002

    Transferred to DCAE, RAF Cosford.
    As Ground Instruction Airframe.

    2 May 2008

    In the inventory of Defence School of Aeronautical Engineering, RAF Cosford, Shropshire, England.
    View the Location Dossier

    14 June 2015


    Photographer: Simon Wallwork
    Notes: Westland built the Sea King under license, and here HAS.6 XV653/ CU 63 shows its oily bits at Cosford, where it was in use as a G.I. 9236M has since moved on to Gosport.

    By 2020

    Transferred to AEES, Gosport.
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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
    Individual Contributors
     John Bennett
    Oliver Holmes
    Robert Nichols
    Peter Nicholson
    Ken Videan
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