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United Kingdom – misc
The following ships carried at least one helicopter. Previously listed in alphabetical order by ship name, this section has now been subdivided by helicopter type, which makes it easier to note if a particular airframe was seen on multiple occasions.
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W. Lynx | SERIAL | TYPE | SQUADRON | SHIP | NOTES | | XZ245/422/SU | HAS3GMS | | Sutherland | Made three flights during the afternoon of 17.06.03. F/f 28.03.78, d/d 17.05.78 | | XZ245/422/SU | | | York | Visited Luqa on 25.10.05. | | XZ245/405/LO | HAS.3 | | London | 19.02.93. arrived from Cyprus and departed on the 24th to Gibraltar enroute to UK where it was due to undergo a refit and re-equip with a Sea King in place of its Lynx. | | XZ692/363 | HMA.8SRU | | Exeter | D89. In port between 21-23.11.05. Accompanied HMS Illustrious for CHOGM 2005 meeting. F/f 08.06.79, d/d 11.07.79. | | XZ724/PD | W. Lynx HAS.3GMS | | Portland | Helicopter photographed on ship on 11.10.03. F/f 23.07.80, d/d 05.04.80. W/o on 08.12.04 when helicopter was scrambled after two sailors on board the HMS Montrose claimed they heard cries for help coming from the water off the Cornish Coast. Contact with the helicopter was lost. The mangled remains of the helicopter were discovered by an unmanned submarine in 85 meter-deep waters, 20 miles off Lizard Point. Four crew members killed. | | XZ729/426 | HMA.8SRU | | Portland | Ship entered harbour on 19.06.09. F/f 29.10.80, d/d 11.11.80. | | XZ731/332/LP | HMA8SRU | | Liverpool | 10.06.2011 | | ZD256/328/BV | HAS.3GM | | Brave | 01.08.94 Flew into Luqa airport to collect mail and pick up journalists. F/f 09.11.82, d/d 02.12.82. W/o 23.09.98 when the helicopter flew into the South China Sea off Southern Singapore during a night surface exercise which included engaging targets while operating off HMS Griffon. The helicopter sank, and the salvage operation was carried out by the Royal New Zealand Navy. The pilot escaped with minor injuries, but the observer was killed. | | ZD565/361 | HMA.8SRU | 815 | Norfolk | Entered on 12.04.02 to participate in the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the awarding of the George Cross to Malta. Ship was open to the public on the 13th & 14th. F/f 10.01.85, d/d 28.01.85. | | ZF562 | HAS.3GM | 815 | Brave | February 1999. Ship open to the public, helicopter exhibiting a various range of weaponry. F/f 23.08.88, d/d 07.09.88. |
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Agusta/Westland EH-101 Merlin | SERIAL | AIRCRAFT | SQUADRON | SHIP | NOTES | | ZH863 | | | St. Albans | Photographed on board ship. Dep Grand Harbour on 22 |
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W. Sea King | SERIAL | TYPE | SQUADRON | SHIP | NOTES | | _____/143/TG | HAS.2 | | Tiger | In Grand Harbour on 10.04.77. | | XV665/143 | | | | Observed on 19.12.75. Ship? | | XV667/145/TG | HAS.2 | | Tiger | At RAF Luqa on 14.02.74. F/f 14.07.70, d/d 06.08.70, w/o 12.12.74 when the aircraft lost part of the main rotor blade and ditched into the Bay of Biscay and sank while operating from HMS Tiger. Crew escaped, aircraft not recovered. | | XV668/62 | | | | Ship? | | XV669/410/BL | HAS.1 | | Blake | Seen at Luqa on 27.06.74. F/f 12.08.70, d/d 03.09.70, w/o 31.03.76 when aircraft ditched into the English Channel off Portland Dorset during a sortie from HMS Blake, to A2659, then A2602, Fleetlands. | | XV695/142/TG | HAS.2 | | Tiger | In Grand Harbour on 10.04.77. | | XV696/411/BL | HAS.1 | | Blake | Seen at Luqa on 27.06.74. f/f 18.01.71, d/d 04.02.71, to G.I. Gosport, Hampshire. | | XZ753/141/TG | HAS.2 | | Tiger | In Grand Harbour on 10.04.77. | | XV713/412 | HAS.1 | | Blake | Seen on ship in port, June 1974. | | XV714/413 | HAS.1 | | Blake | Seen on ship in port, June 1974. |
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W. Wasp | SERIAL | AIRCRAFT | SQUADRON | SHIP | NOTES | | _____/430 | W. Wasp HAS.1 | | Achilles | Logged at RAF Luqa on 25.01.74. | | _____/431 | W. Wasp HAS.1 | | | Logged at RAF Luqa on 08.01.70. | | _____/465 | W. Wasp HAS.1 | | Juno | At RAF Luqa 22.05.72. | | _____/450/SS | W. Wasp HAS.1 | | Sirius | At RAF Luqa 23.11.71. | | XS544/456 | W. Wasp HAS.1 | | Yarmouth | At RAF Luqa 18.02.74. d/d 06.04.64, w/o 26.08.76. | | XS545/452 | W. Wasp HAS.1 | | ? | Ship? Photographed at RAF Luqa during Lime Jug 70. d/d 04/64, to AES Lee-on-Solent 07.12.80 for GI as A2702, scrapped circa 1993. | | XS564/466/AT | W. Wasp HAS.1 | | ? | Possibly from frigate HMS Argonaut. Other Wessex helicopters seen, during Lime Jug 70, were coded “D”, “E”, “K”, “P” and “Q”. d/d 21.05.64, to G-17-22, to Brazilian Navy as N-7038. | | XS565/445 | W. Wasp HAS.1 | | ? | Logged at RAF Luqa on 05.11.77. Ship unknown. d/d 04.06.64, scrapped PEE Foulness Island during 1989. | | XT422/326 | W. Wasp HAS.1 | | Arrow | Helicopter seen at RAF Luqa on 06.03.78. d/d 1967, scrapped 1990 Burgess Hill. | | XT434/436 | W. Wasp HAS.1 | | ? | Logged at RAF Luqa on 28.10.72. Ship unknown. d/d 05.07.65, to Lee-on-Solent on 23.03.88 as A2723, Apprentice School, Fleetlands 07.01.92 as A2643, Everett Aero, Sproughton Suffolk 02/08, Real Aeroplane Collection, Breighton 27.07.09, registered as G-CGGK 30.09.09, to Breighton, N. Yorkshire. | | XT436/431 | W. Wasp HAS.1 | | ? | Logged at RAF Luqa on 05.11.77. Ship unknown. d/d 04.10.65, believed perished Detmold 1995. | | XT438/442 | W. Wasp | squadron | Zulu | Seen on 07.11.68 at RAF Luqa. | | XT441/433 | W. Wasp HAS.1 | | Euryalus | At RAF Luqa on 21.12.71. Again seen during Feb 1972. Helicopter visited RAF Luqa on the 9th. d/d 28/03/1966, w/o 03/02/1979, to A2703, scr. Predannack 07/1991 | | XT785/462 | W. Wasp | 829 | Rothesay | 13.11.87. Entered Grand Harbour with HMS Euryalus and HMS Bristol. d/d 08/12/1966, to Malaysian Navy as M499-01, pres. Pekan Museum, Malaysia | | XT790/442 | W. Wasp HAS.1 | | Zulu | At RAF Luqa 06.06.72. d/d 25/05/1967, to Malaysian Navy as M499-09 08.92, to technical school Nibong Tebal, Malaysia for G.I. | | XT791/433 | W. Wasp HAS.1 | 829 | Euryalus | Dartmouth Training Squadron, entered Grand Harbour with HMS Rothesay and HMS Bristol on 13.11.87. Wasp was airborne photographing ship’s entry. d/d 21/06/1967, d/d 08/1992 to Malaysian Navy, to spares New Zealand? | | XT792/425/BC | W. Wasp HAS.1 | | Bacchante | Jan 1972. d/d 11/07/1967, to G-17-8, to Brazilian Navy as N-7041 | | XT792 | W. Wasp HAS.1 | | ? | Helicopter transported by road from Grand Harbour to RAF Luqa on 13.10.77, and loaded on board RAF C-130 XV187. Ship unknown. | | XT794/427 | W. Wasp HAS.1 | | Ashanti | Mar 1972. Helicopter visited RAF Luqa on several occasions. d/d 05.10.67, w/o 13.04.84. | | XV627/475 | W. Wasp HAS.1 | 829 | Hermoine | Logged at RAF Luqa on 01.01.70. d/d 04.07.68, to G.I. Detmold, presumed scrapped. | | XV634/464 | W. Wasp HAS.1 | | Danae | Observed on ship in harbour on 19.08.72. d/d 04/02/1969, to spares use New Zealand | | XV638/474 | W. Wasp HAS.1 | | Mohawk | In Grand Harbour on 10.04.77. d/d 03.10.69, to Air Movements School, Brize Norton in 1984 for G/I AS 8836M, scrapped at High Wycombe during 1991. |
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W. Wessex | SERIAL | AIRCRAFT | SQUADRON | SHIP | NOTES | | _____/A/V-Q | W. Wessex HU.5 | 848 | | Logged at RAF Luqa on 15.05.72. | | _____/437/RS | W. Wessex HU.5 | | RFA Resource | Logged at RAF Luqa on 08.11.77. HMS Ark Royal was in Grand Harbour at the time. | | _____/V-L/A | W. Wessex HU.5 | | Albion | Apr 1972. Helicopter visited RAF Luqa on the 18th. | | XM327/411/BL | W. Wessex HAS.3 | | Blake | At RAF Luqa on 07.05.72. d/d 1961, scr. Warsash College 1986. | | XM837/411/BL | W. Wessex HAS.3 | | Blake | At RAF Luqa on 28.12.71. Previously on HMS Norfolk. d/d 1961, w/o 12.06.82. | | XM844/413 | W. Wessex HAS.3 | 820 | Blake | At RAF Luqa on 22.05.71. d/d 26.05.61, w/o 13.12.76. | | XM871/410/BL | W. Wessex HAS.3 | | Blake | At RAF Luqa on 28.12.71. Previously on HMS Norfolk. d/d 20.06.61, w/o 21.08.75. | | XM919/400/GL | W. Wessex HAS.3 | | Glamorgan | Oct 1972. Helicopter visited RAF Luqa on the 16th. d/d 09.10.61, to Yeovilton for G.I. 25.01.82, scrapped 09.01.84. | | XP137 | W. Wessex | | | Observed on 19.11.74, but location, i.e. RAF Luqa or onboard ship in harbour not confirmed. Ship? | | XP140/410/BL | W. Wessex HAS.3 | | Blake | At RAF on 28.12.71. Previously on HMS Norfolk. d/d 02.07.63, to Chilmark 04.04.84 for G.I. as 8806M, scrapped 1993. | | XP140/407/NF | W. Wessex HAS.3 | | Norfolk | At RAF Luqa on 02.03.71, 05.10.71 and 28.12.71. This helicopter would ditch in the sea off Malta on 06.01.72. See Military Accidents page. | | XP157/405/LO | W. Wessex HAS.1 | | London | Apr 1972. Helicopter visited RAF Luqa on the 12th. d/d 28.11.62, to A2680, scrapped Hartley Whitney 07/00. | | XP158/247 | W. Wessex | | | Landed at RAF Luqa on 16.10.74. Ship? | | XS149/403/FF | W. Wessex | | Fife | Photographed at RAF Luqa, 11.70 during exercise Lime Jug 70. | | XS149/03/DV | W. Wessex HAS.3 | | ? | At RAF Luqa on 27.05.71. d/d 18.10.63, preserved THM Weston-super-Mare. | | XS496/V-R | W. Wessex HU.5 | 848 | Fearless | Oct 1972. d/d 04.06.64, to Lee-on-Solent on 24.03.88 for G/I as A2763, to AESS Gosport 04.10.95 as A2674. | | XS511/V-P | W. Wessex HU.5 | 848 | Fearless | Oct 1972. d/d 01.10.64, to AES Lee-on-Solent on 22.09.86 for G/I as A2750 to AEES Gosport on 04.11.95 as A2660. To Tangmere Museum W. Sussex during 2004 for display. | | XT451/J | W. Wessex HU.5 | | Albion | Noted at RAF Luqa on 30.10.70. d/d 04/65, scr. Shawbury 04/94. | | XT470/L | W. Wessex HU.5 | 845 | Fearless | At Luqa on 07.06.74. d/d 06/12/1965, perished Netheravon 05/1995 | | XT480/468/RG | W. Wessex HU.5 | | RFA Regent. | Photographed at RAF Luqa during Lime Jug 70. d/d 04/1966, to A2617, to A2603, to East Midlands Aeropark, to Rednal Paintball | | XT484/469/RS | W. Wessex HU.5 | | Resource | At RAF Luqa on 23.03.71. d/d 02.06.66, to AES Lee-on-Solent on 03.07.86 as A2742 for G/I, to AEES Gosport 01.05.95 for G.I. as A2655 | | XT484/437 | W. Wessex | | | Landed at RAF Luqa on 18.10.74. Ship? | | XT755/V-D | W. Wessex HU.5 | 848 | Fearless | Oct 1972. This helicopter overflew the ship as she was leaving Grand Harbour. d/d 05.07.66, to No.1 SoTT Halton 22.01.91 for G/I as 9053M, to Phoenix Aviation Bruntingthorpe 1993, scr. 01.96 | | XT456/N, XT470/L | W. Wessex HU.5 | 845 | Fearless | Seen at Luqa on 07.06.74. | | XT759/V-N | W. Wessex HU.5 | 848 | Fearless | Oct 1972. d/d 08.66, to G.I. Fleetlands, broken up | | XT761/B/VV | W. Wessex HU.5 | | Intrepid | At RAF Luqa on 10.09.73. d/d 20.10.66, to AES Lee-on-Solent 12.04.88 for G/I as A2767, to AEES Gosport 06.11.95 for G/I as A2678, to Historic Flight, Yeovilton, Somerset 2006 |
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