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    Airframe Family: Sikorsky S-61 / H-3 / Sea King
    Latest Model:Sea King HAR.3
    Last Military Serial:XZ597 RAF
    Construction Number:WA0863
    Last Civil Registration:G-SKNG
    Compressed ID:Westland Sea King HAR.3 sn XZ597 RA...
    Latest Owner or Location:Historic Helicopters, Crewkerne, Somerset, England

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Sea King HAR.3 by Westland.

    22 June 1978

    First flight.

    25 August 1978

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XZ597.

    By July 1981

    Transferred to RAF Sea King Training Unit, 202SQN, RNAS Culdrose.

    22 July 1981


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Culdrose Air Day

    Assigned to Gosport for storage.

    16 September 2000


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Sea King HAR.3 of 202 Squadron as seen at the 2000 RAF Leuchars Airshow.

    14 January 2016

    To WSV, Colsterworth.

    21 March 2019

    To Lift West (Helicopters) Ltd, Snowden Farm, Crewkerne, UK with new c/r G-SKNG (WESTLAND SEA KING HAR3).

    Base of operations changed to: Historic Helicopters, Crewkerne, Somerset, England.
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    10 July 2020

    First post-restoration Flight.

    5 August 2021


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Historic Helicopters Open Day, Chard, Somerset, UK
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    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
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    Robert Nichols
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