Operated by 826 NAS of the Royal Navy. First flight 08 Jul 1976. Delivered to the Royal Navy on 01 Sep 1976. To storage at DCAE Gosport on 01 Jul 2003 and then used for ground instruction with the code A2670. Shipped to Australia arriving at NAS Nowra 24 Jan 2006 for use as a spares source. Put up for disposal Sep 2011.