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1965 |
Constructed as a Wessex HAS.3 by Westland at Yeovil, Somerset. |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XT257. |
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From 1966 to 1967 |
Transferred to A and AEE Boscombe Down. |
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By 1980 |
Withdrawn from use. |
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New serial number assigned: 8719M RAF |
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1995 |
Transferred to No. 1 School Technical Training, Cosford. |
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At some stage it acquired the yellow colour scheme of a RAF HAR.2 rescue variant, which it never was. Sold to a private owner in West Sussex in 1998,. |
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January 2005 |
Transported by ground. Delivered to Bounemouth Aviation Museum, Bournemouth International Airport, Bournemouth, Dorset, England. |
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By 16 May 2012 |
Markings Applied: RAF RESCUE, ROYAL AIR FORCE RESCUE, XT257 |
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16 May 2012 |
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16 May 2012 |
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