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History of ZJ179

ZJ179 in storage at Shawbury in July 2003
09/10/2000PrestwickArrived as airfreight aboard Air France Boeing 747 F-GCBE
10/10/2000WHL YeovilDelivered by road transport
30/05/2001Official delivery date 
05/2001AHTU Middle Wallop 
01/04/2003673 Sqn Middle WallopUnit re-designated
22/05/2003WHL ShawburyBy road transport
08/10/2004WHL YeovilAs “Westland 01”
23/08/2005WHL ShawburyAs “Westland 01”
05/10/2005663 Sqn 3 Rgt WattishamAs “AA309” 
06/20067 Btn REME Wattisham 
03/07/20069 Rgt DishforthAs “AA965”
Late 2006663 Sqn 3 Rgt Wattisham 
03/2007669 Sqn 4 Rgt Wattisham 
2008JHF(A) KandaharOperation Herrick
29/05/20087 Btn REME WattishamBy road transport
12/20084 Rgt Wattisham 
01/2009JHF(A) KandaharOperation Herrick
02/20093 Rgt Wattisham 
08/06/2009Brize Norton for air transport 
06/2009JHF(A) KandaharOperation Herrick
04/2010Brize Norton after air transport 
29/04/20103 Rgt WattishamBy road transport
08/2010AHDSU Wattisham 
12/20104 Rgt Wattisham 
05/20123 Rgt Wattisham 
01/20134 Rgt Wattisham 
04/2013ADSU Wattisham 
09/2013ADSU Store WattishamStorage
12/2013ADSU Wattisham 
04/20143 Rgt Wattisham 
09/2014656 Sqn 4 Rgt Wattisham 
10/2015Wattisham Pool 
02/2016ADSU Wattisham 
07/2016662 Sqn 3 Rgt Wattisham 
02/2017673 Sqn Middle Wallop 
02/2018ADSU Wattisham 
03/2018DSU AFS Wattisham 
06/2018663 Sqn 3 Rgt Wattisham 
04/2019EstoniaOperation Cabrit
08/2019663 Sqn 3 Rgt Wattisham 
02/2020Prep for CSP 
11/03/2020SES HuntsvilleCapability Sustainment Programme
09/11/2020Removed from Military Register 

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ZJ187 at Wattisham in 2020 ZM706 on Wattisham approach TOM06382 ZM706 Airtest ZM706 returning to Wattisham TOM06375

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