Aircraft Photo of XZ617 | Westland WG-13 Lynx AH7 | UK - Army

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	XZ617
Aircraft Original Type:	Westland WG-13 Lynx
Aircraft Generic Type:	Westland WG-13 Lynx
Aircraft Version:	Westland WG-13 Lynx AH7
C/n (msn):	168
Operator Titles:	UK - Army

Location
City / Airport:	KandaharMap
Country:	Afghanistan
Airport Codes:	ICAO: OAKN IATA: KDH Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	19 March 2008
Photo by:	Stephan de Bruijn
Photo ID:	806162

Photo Comment
First flight at 14 March 1980, delivered to the Army Air Corps as a Lynx HT1 on 2 April 1980, redesignated to AH1. Later modified to AH7. After a long AAC career, stored with MPSU at Middle Wallop and being stripped for spares up to June 2015. Then dumped at Middle Wallop. Became an instructional airframe with DSEME at Lyneham from early September 2015. The AH7 is seen hovering over the Dutch platform at Kandahar. After landing it waited with XZ208 for the take-off of two Dutch Chinooks. They then joined for a mission to Uruzgan in which the Lynx gave armed support (doorgun on right side). This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 7 May 2025, and has since been viewed 89 times.

Photo Comment

First flight at 14 March 1980, delivered to the Army Air Corps as a Lynx HT1 on 2 April 1980, redesignated to AH1. Later modified to AH7. After a long AAC career, stored with MPSU at Middle Wallop and being stripped for spares up to June 2015. Then dumped at Middle Wallop. Became an instructional airframe with DSEME at Lyneham from early September 2015. The AH7 is seen hovering over the Dutch platform at Kandahar. After landing it waited with XZ208 for the take-off of two Dutch Chinooks. They then joined for a mission to Uruzgan in which the Lynx gave armed support (doorgun on right side).

It was added on 7 May 2025, and has since been viewed 89 times.

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