Westland Sea King HAS.5, XZ579 / WA847, Royal Navy
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Registration: XZ579
Construction Number: WA847
Code Number: 271
Military Unit: 824 NAS
Model Westland Sea King HAS.5
Operator: Royal Navy
Airport: Portsmouth - Dockyard - HMS Invincible, UK - England
Photographer: Nick Weight
Date Taken: 17/09/1982
Date Submitted: 02/02/2018
Returning on board R-05 HMS Invincible from Falklands Campaign. This aircraft was originally with 814 NAS (coded 271) and joined C Flight 824 NAS on 13 Jul 82 as replacement for XV698 which was lost 11 Jul 82. (Source Falklands "The Air War" published by BARG ISBN 0 906339 05 7).
Picture ID:1593688