Westland Sea King HC.4, ZF115 / WA/960, Royal Air Force
Registration: ZF115
Construction Number: WA/960
Military Unit: A&AEE
Model Westland Sea King HC.4
Operator: Royal Air Force
Airport: RFA Fort Austin, UK - England
Photographer: Kev Slade
Date Taken: 25/04/1988
Date Submitted: 21/02/2009
On board A386 RFA Fort Austin in Plymouth Sound, with the breakwater in the background. The aircraft was badly damaged in an accident at Boscombe Down in November 2001 while trying to replicate the the conditions leading to the crash of Sea King HAR.3 XZ599. Subsequently stored, it returned to Royal Navy service as an HC.4 in April 2009 following an extensive two year rebuild by Vector Aerospace at Fleetlands.
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