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    Airframe Family: Westland Lynx
    Latest Model:Lynx HAS.3S
    Last Military Serial:XZ248 RN
    Construction Number:080
    Compressed ID:Westland Lynx HAS.3S sn XZ248 RN cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:School of Flightdeck Operations (SFDO), HMS Seahawk, RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall, England

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Lynx HAS.2.

    30 August 1978

    First flight.

    29 September 1978

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n XZ248.

    By February 1981

    Transferred to 815 NAS, HMS Minerva.
    Noted at RNAS Yeovilton on 11 Feb 1981.

    By February 1981

    Markings Applied: 424, MV
    The name OLLIE was noted on the nose at RNAS Yeovilton on 13 Oct 1981.

    By 13 July 1982

    Transferred to NASU, RNAS Yeovilton.
    Noted at RNAS Yeovilton, no code or deck number carried.

    By 30 July 1982

    Transferred to 815 NAS, RNAS Portland.
    Noted uncoded at RNAS Yeovilton.

    14 October 1983

    Transferred to 815 NAS, HMS Fife.
    Noted at RNAS Portland.

    By July 1989

    Converted to a Lynx HAS.3.

    By 19 July 1989

    Transferred to 702 NAS, RNAS Portland.
    Noted at RAF Fairford RIAT.

    By 19 July 1989

    Markings Applied: 634

    18 July 1997


    Photographer: C Peter Russell-Smith
    Notes: Photographed at RAF Fairford.

    20 July 1997


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Fairford RIAT

    By 2001

    Converted to a Lynx HAS.3S.

    By 29 January 2001

    Transferred to 702 NAS, RNAS Yeovilton.
    Noted at RNAS Yeovilton.

    By 29 January 2001

    Markings Applied: 638

    17 July 2002


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Culdrose Air Show

    17 July 2002


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Culdrose Air Show

    By 21 September 2002

    Markings Applied: 637 (on starboard door), 638 (on port door)
    Noted at RNAS Yeovilton.

    21 September 2002


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton Air Day

    21 September 2002

    At RNAS Yeovilton Air Day, note the notorious Yeovilton Lynx Door swap - 637 on starboard and 637 on port!.
    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    17 July 2004

    Markings Applied: 638
    Noted at RAF Fairford RIAT.

    By 8 July 2006

    Transferred to 815 NAS, RNAS Yeovilton.
    Noted at RNAS Yeovilton Air Day.

    By 8 July 2006

    Markings Applied: 305

    8 July 2006


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton Air Day

    18 August 2010

    To School of Flightdeck Operations (SFDO), HMS Seahawk, RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall, England.
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    Markings Applied: 02, DD
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    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
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     Mike Henniger
    Robert Nichols
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