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    Airframe Family: Aerospatiale SA-341/342 Gazelle
    Latest Model:Gazelle HT.2
    Last Military Serial:TAD022 AAC
    Construction Number:1114
    Latest Owner or Location:Farnborough Air Sciences Trust, Farnborough Airport, Farnborough, Hampshire, England

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Gazelle HT.2.

    11 September 1973

    First flight.

    27 September 1973

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n XW863.

    3 September 1977


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Gazelle HT.2 of 705 Squadron in the static park of the 1977 RNAS Yeovilton Air Day.

    23 June 1979


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Gazelle HT.2 of the Sharks display team of 705 Squadron at the 1979 International Air Tattoo at RAF Greenham Common, Berkshire.

    By June 1984

    Transferred to 705 NAS, RNAS Culdrose.
    Operated with markings: 42, CU

    9 June 1984


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Mildenhall Air Fete 84

    18 July 1984


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Chivenor Airshow

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Army Air Corps with s/n TAD022.

    Transferred to SEAE, Aborfield, Berkshire.
    As a Ground Instruction airframe.

    May 2008

    To Cranfield, Bedfordshire.

    December 2009

    To Fairoaks Airport, Fairoaks Airport, Fairoaks, Surrey, England.
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    1 May 2010


    Photographer: Jon Wickenden
    Notes: Westland Gazelle AH.1, TAD.022, previously XW863, at Fairoaks Airport. The TAD code indicates that this use to be a training airframe with the Army engineering school.

    June 2013

    Loaned to Farnborough Air Sciences Trust, Farnborough Airport, Farnborough, Hampshire, England.
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    Circa January 2020

    To unknown owner.
    To Bulgaria.
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    unreviewed imported data.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
    United Kingdom Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee amp; Wood
    Individual Contributors
     Andrew Appleton
    Mike Henniger
    Robert Nichols
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