| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XW839 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Westland WG-13 Lynx |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Westland WG-13 Lynx |
| Aircraft Version: | Westland WG-13 Lynx |
| C/n (msn): | 02/09 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Weston-super-MareMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGFI IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | The Helicopter Museum |
| Photo Date: | 22 November 1997 |
| Photo by: | Wim Sonneveld |
| Photo ID: | 672049 |
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Preserved outside, Lynx 2 XW839 is the 5th protoype of the WG-13 / Lynx and the oldest original complete Lynx in existence. It first flew on 19 June 1974 and was used as a weapons test platform to prove the proposed Hawk-swing anti-tank missile system. By 1980, it had been retired from the test programme and moved to HMS Thunderer, RNEC. It spent a brief time at Filton with Rolls Royce in 1985 until being moved to the fire dump at RNAS Yeovilton in 1995. In 1996, it was moved to The Helicopter Museum. This photo is copyright © Wim Sonneveld, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 31 March 2024, and has since been viewed 127 times. |