Aerospatiale SA330E Puma

C/N 1042

Built 1970





Helicopter Aerospatiale SA330E Puma Serial 1042 Register XW199 used by Royal Air Force RAF. Built 1970. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XW199

29Jan71
united kingdom Royal Air Force

1971-01-29 A EGHG2nd Puma for RAF, handed over (with XW198) at Yeovil on 29 Jan 1971.
1973-09d/d 29 Jan 1971
240 OCU?/CY by Sep 1973
1983-03DU B ETUO 230 Sq 230 Sq/DU by Mar 1983, still May 1984, still 1992 230 Squadron
1990-05-02DU C EHVBat Valkenburg 230 Squadron
199333 Sq/DU by 1993, 33 Sq by 1994
27(R)Sq/NB by 1996 still 1997
230Sq/NB by 1998
72Sq/AE by 1999
33 Sq by Feb 1999
230Sq by 2004
PASF by Oct 2005
230 Sq by Nov 2005 still Feb 2006
1998-03NB D EGAAnoted at Aldergrove. 72 Squadron Operation Banner
2005-08-02 E EGUB RAF Benson 33sqn
2007RAF Puma HC1
2007 33Sqn. 33 Squadron
2009 F ORMM1563 Flt
PASF until c Sep 1563 Flt Operation Telic
2009-11-18 E EGUB 230 Sq 230 Sq by Oct 2009
2016-02
Eurocopter Puma Mk2 Conv to HC.2 by Feb16
2018-07-10 G The Mall Vortex part of Vortex Section in the RAF 100 flypast. RAF 100 Aniversary Flypast
2020-07-02heading south over Burnham-on-Crouch c 1415 GMT as SHF335 (for Southend / Rochford ?).
2023-03-20 SHF395 Benson, England


Call sign for this aircraft: SHF395




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