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    Airframe Family: Sikorsky S-61 / H-3 / Sea King
    Latest Model:Sea King HAS.6
    Last Military Serial:XV663 RN
    Construction Number:WA0651
    Compressed ID:Sikorsky Sea King HAS.6 sn XV663 RN...
    Latest Owner or Location:Fleet Air Arm Museum, RNAS Yeovilton, Yeovilton, Somerset, England

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Sea King HAS.1 by Westland.

    15 April 1970

    First flight.

    22 May 1970

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n XV663.

    July 1974

    Transferred to 706 Squadron, RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall.

    21 March 1978

    Transferred to Fleetlands.
    Transferred for conversion work.

    Converted to a Sea King HAS.2A by Westland.

    By July 1981

    Transferred to 706 NAS, RNAS Culdrose.
    Operated with markings: 581, 81, CU

    22 July 1981


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Culdrose Air Day

    September 1984

    To Fleetlands.
    To for conversion to Sea King HAS.5.

    Converted to a Sea King HAS.5 by Westland.

    October 1985

    Transferred to 819 Squadron, RNAS Prestwick.

    May 1989

    Transferred to Fleetlands.

    From 8 May 1989 to 30 March 1990

    Converted to a Sea King HAS.6.
    Carried out at RNAY Fleetlands.

    January 1992

    Transferred to 820 Squadron, RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall.

    By July 1995

    Transferred to 810 NAS, RNAS Culdrose.
    Operated with markings: 501, 01, CU

    22 July 1995


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Sea King HAS.6, callsign Navy 500, of 810 Squadron on the flight-line at the 1995 International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire.

    24 May 2000

    Assigned to RNAY Fleetlands for storage.

    5 October 2000

    Assigned to DCAE, Gosport for storage.

    10 December 2001

    New serial number assigned: A2807 RN

    Transferred to DCAE, Gosport.
    As Ground Instruction Airframe.

    To National Maritime Museum, Falmouth, Cornwall, England.
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    Markings Applied: 18
    Painted in RAF SAR yellow scheme on one side and RN Dark Blue/Red SAR scheme on other.

    By February 2015

    Assigned to Gosport for storage.

    Placed on display with Fleet Air Arm Museum, RNAS Yeovilton, Yeovilton, Somerset, England.
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    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
    Individual Contributors
     Robert Nichols
    Peter Nicholson
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