| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XZ210 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Westland WG-13 Lynx |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Westland WG-13 Lynx |
| Aircraft Version: | Westland WG-13 Lynx AH7 |
| C/n (msn): | 126 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Army |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | KandaharMap |
| Country: | Afghanistan |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: OAKN IATA: KDH Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 22 March 2008 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 806899 |
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This Lynx flew first on 9 Jul'79, it was retained by Westland for flight trials. The Lynx was delivered as an AH1 to the Army Air Corps on 22 Feb'84. It was later converted to AH7. Served the AAC up to 1 Dec'11. On that day, the Lynx suffered an in flight fire due to a hydraulic leak. The pilot performed an emergency landing in a field near Tatenhausen (Germany), about 16 km from RAF Gütersloh. The crew abandoned the helo which was consumed by fire before the local fire brigade arrived. Great to have a click here at AirHistory of the helicopter while parked at the platform of Kandahar. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 9 May 2025, and has since been viewed 78 times. |