| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XW895 |
| Military Code: | 51 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Aerospatiale SA-341 Gazelle |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Aerospatiale SA-341/342 Gazelle |
| Aircraft Version: | Aerospatiale SA-341C Gazelle HT2 |
| Licence-built by: | Westland |
| C/n (msn): | WA1174 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | The Sharks / 705 Sqn |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | RedhillMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGKR IATA: KRH Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 28 September 2001 |
| Photo by: | Adrian Romang |
| Photo ID: | 762513 |
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The British Ministry of Defence ordered an initial batch of 60 Gazelles on 21 August 1970. Of those, 29 were destined for the Army Air Corps, 10 for the Royal Air Force and 21 for the Royal Navy, among them XW895. Based at RNAS Culdrose, this very airframe also flew for the Royal Navy's "The Sharks" Display team as can be seen on the vertical fin. The airframe was at one point registered as G-BXZD and then sold / exported to Ukraine in December 2006. Fate unknown, scanned from a slide. This photo is copyright © Adrian Romang, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 27 December 2024, and has since been viewed 175 times. |