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History of ZJ178

ZJ178 courtesy of Gary Stedman
06/08/2000PrestwickArrived as airfreight aboard Air France Boeing 747 F-GCBM
11/08/2000WHL YeovilDelivered by road transport
05/04/2001Official delivery date 
04/2001AHTU Middle Wallop 
05/2001651 Sqn Middle WallopFor trials
06/2001AHTU Middle Wallop 
09/2002WHL Yeovil 
11/2002AHTU Middle Wallop 
01/04/2003673 Sqn Middle WallopUnit re-designated
19/05/2003WHL ShawburyAs “Carnage”
22/11/2004WHL YeovilAs “Westland 01”
21/09/2005WHL ShawburyAs “Westland 05”
02/11/2005663 Sqn 3 Rgt WattishamAs “Vanguard” 
17/04/2008Brize Norton for air transportAs “Gunship”
04/2008JHF(A) KandaharOperation Herrick
08/04/20097 Btn REME WattishamBy road transport 
10/20094 Rgt Wattisham 
01/2010AHDSU Wattisham 
06/20104 Rgt Wattisham 
13/07/2010Brize Norton for air transportAs “Slayer”
08/2010JHF(A) KandaharOperation Herrick
17/03/2011Brize Norton following air delivery 
03/20113 Rgt Wattisham 
07/2011ADSU Wattisham 
Late 20113 Rgt Wattisham 
Mid 2012JHF(A) KandaharOperation Herrick
01/20134 Rgt Wattisham 
02/2013ADSU Wattisham 
09/2013Wattisham Pool 
10/20133 Rgt Wattisham 
01/2014Wattisham Pool 
04/20144 Rgt Wattisham 
07/2014Wattisham Pool 
01/2015656 Sqn 4 Rgt Wattisham 
06/20157 Btn REME Wattisham 
07/2015Wattisham Pool 
10/2015656 Sqn 4 Rgt Wattisham 
05/2016662 Sqn 3 Rgt Wattisham 
01/2017653 Sqn 3 Rgt Wattisham 
04/2017ADSU Wattisham 
10/2017Wattisham Pool 
02/2018673 Sqn Middle Wallop 
07/20207 Btn REME WattishamPrep for CSP
09/09/2020SES HuntsvilleCapability Sustainment Programme
09/11/2020Removed from Military Register 

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Some images…..

ZJ222 at Shawbury in 2006 ZM706 on the runway TOM06328 Gunship 1 in 2015 TOM06334 TOM06375

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