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XW863
CU-42
1973 Westland SA-341C Gazelle HT2, c/n WA1114
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Aircraft XW863, ex training aid TAD022 at AAC Arborfield, to Fairoaks, Surrey 12/2009, at EGTF, photo by Chris Hall
Chris Hall
@ EGTF
Aircraft XW863, at EGTF, photo by Alex Butler-Bates
Alex Butler-Bates
@ EGTF
Aircraft XW863, Gazelle HT.2 of 705 Squadron "The Sharks" aerial display team on the flight-line at the 1984 RAF Mildenhall Air Fete., at MHZ, photo by Peter Nicholson
Peter Nicholson
@ MHZ
Aircraft XW863, Westland/Aerospatiale SA.341 Gazelle HT.2 Ex Arborfield, Defence College of Aeronautical Engineering. Army instructional airframe serial no: TAD022. On trailer at Fairoaks., at EGTF, photo by moxy
moxy
@ EGTF
Airframe Info
Manufacturer Westland
Model SA-341C Gazelle HT2 Search all Westland SA-341C Gazelle HT2
Year built 1973
Construction Number (C/N) WA1114
Aircraft Type Rotorcraft
Number of Seats 5
Number of Engines 1
Engine Type Turbo-shaft
Engine Manufacturer and Model Turbomeca Astazou XIV
Aircraft
Registration Number XW863
Alternative Code/Name CU-42
Mode S (ICAO24) Code
Current Status Withdrawn from service
Owner
Owner Royal Navy
Address ,
United Kingdom
User Comments
Peter Nicholson, 2013-11-20 13:48:05
On retirement from Fleet Air Arm service, this Gazelle HT.2 served as an instructional airframe at Arborfield with the School of Electronic & Aeronautical Engineering, followed by a period of storage at Fairoaks, Surrey. It is currently on loan to the Farnborough Air Sciences Trust in Hampshire.