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    Airframe Family: Westland Lynx
    Latest Model:Lynx AH.7
    Last Military Serial:XZ612 RM
    Construction Number:159
    Compressed ID:Westland Lynx AH.7 sn XZ612 RM cn 1...
    Latest Owner or Location:Everett Aero, Moat Farm, Sproughton, Suffolk, England

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Lynx AH.1.

    3 February 1980

    First flight.

    22 February 1980

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Army Air Corps with s/n XZ612.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Marines with s/n XZ612.

    By 30 November 1982

    Transferred to 3 CBAS, RNAS Yeovilton.
    Noted at RNAS Yeovilton uncoded and still with ARMY titles.

    By 29 July 1989

    Markings Applied: Y

    29 July 1989


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton Air Day

    By 18 July 1992

    Markings Applied: N

    18 July 1992


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton Air Show

    Converted to a Lynx AH.7.

    By 21 July 1999

    Transferred to 847 NAS, RNAS Yeovilton.
    Noted at RAF Fairford RIAT uncoded.

    By 17 July 2002

    Markings Applied: N

    17 July 2002


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Culdrose Airshow

    By 17 July 2009

    Markings Applied: XZ612
    Noted at RAF Fairford RIAT without codes.

    17 July 2009


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Fairford RIAT

    19 July 2009


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Fairford RIAT

    19 July 2009


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    Transferred to Reduce to Produce (RTP) Fleetlands.

    Transferred to Middle Wallop.

    December 2014

    Based at Everett Aero, Moat Farm, Sproughton, Suffolk, England.
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     UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
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     Terry Fletcher
    Robert Nichols
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