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    Airframe Family: Aerospatiale SA-341/342 Gazelle
    Latest Model:Gazelle HT.2
    Last Military Serial:XX431 RN
    Construction Number:1382
    Compressed ID:Aerospatiale Gazelle HT.2 sn XX431...
    Latest Owner or Location:HMS Sultan - Defence School of Maritime Engineering, Gosport, Hampshire, England

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Gazelle HT.2.

    11 December 1975

    First flight.

    13 January 1976

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n XX431.

    By August 1983

    Transferred to 705 NAS, RNAS Culdrose.
    Operated with markings: 543, 43, CU

    10 August 1983


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF St Mawgan Airshow as part of the RN Sharks Helicopter Display Team

    23 October 1997

    Assigned to RAF Shawbury for storage.

    2001

    Transferred to RAF Shawbury.
    Ground Instruction Airframe.

    2001

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n 9300M.

    21 May 2009


    Photographer: Lewis Grant
    Notes: 9300M/XX431 Gazelle HT.2 - ex-R Navy, coded 43/CU. Instructional airframe at RAF Shawbury

    August 2015

    In the inventory of HMS Sultan-Defence School of Maritime Engineering, Gosport, Hampshire, England.
    As a Ground Instruction Airframe.
    View the Location Dossier

    4 April 2016


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at HMS Sultan, Gosport, Hampshire, 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
    Individual Contributors
     John Bennett
    Robert Nichols
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