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    Airframe Family: Westland Lynx
    Latest Model:Lynx HAS.3
    Last Military Serial:XZ699 RN
    Construction Number:157
    Compressed ID:Westland Lynx HAS.3 sn XZ699 RN cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Fleet Air Arm Museum - Reserve collection - Cobham-Hall, RNAS Yeovilton, Yeovilton, Somerset, England

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Lynx HAS.2.

    11 March 1980

    First flight.

    31 March 1980

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n XZ699.

    By 1 August 1980

    Transferred to 702 NAS, HMS Danae.
    Noted at RNAS Yeovilton Air Show.

    By 1 August 1980

    Markings Applied: 464, DN

    By 13 July 1982

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

    By 13 July 1982

    Markings Applied: 742

    By 16 July 1983

    Transferred to 702 NAS, RNAS Portland.

    By 16 July 1983

    Markings Applied: PO
    No individual code carried.

    16 July 1983


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Portland Air Show

    By 13 May 1986

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

    By 13 May 1986

    Markings Applied: 300

    Converted to a Lynx HAS.3.

    By 19 July 1997

    Transferred to 815 NAS, RNAS Portland.

    By 19 July 1997

    Markings Applied: 303

    19 July 1997


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Fairford RIAT

    5 August 2004

    To Fleet Air Arm Museum-Reserve collection-Cobham-Hall, RNAS Yeovilton, Yeovilton, Somerset, England.
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    From 21 February 2006 to 13 September 2006

    Restored.
    To Agusta - WHL for complete refurbishment by apprentices.

    24 October 2013


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: On display at Public Open Day of the Fleet Air Arm Museum - Reserve Collection at Cobham Hall, RNAS Yeovilton in the UK.
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    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Internet Sources
     UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
    Robert Nichols
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