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01 May65 Despatched to TES West Raynham.
11Jan66 Transferred to LuflwaHe. By the end of TES flying
on 30Nov65, XS688 had made 271 flights.
Subsequently to US Army as XV-6A 64-18262 and
used in Tri-Service trials between April and June
1966, at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and also
included flying oH USS Raleigh [LPD-1J.
120ct66 Permanent transfer to USAF from Army for use in
ongoing trials at the Air Force Test Center,
Edwards AFB, CA.
14May68 To storage at Edwards AFB.
28Apr70 To the USAF Museum, Wright-Patterson AFB,
Ohio.
XS689
28May64 First flight.
17Ju164 Allotted to A&AEE Boscombe Down for clearance
trials.
05Jan65 To HSA for refurbishing and final modification to
CA Release standard.
27Apr65 Despatched to TES West Raynham.
13Oct65 Damaged in heavy landing, Cat.4.
190ct65 HSAL Kingston for repair. By the end of TES flying.
XS689 had made 193 flights.
01 Dec65 Transferred to US Army as XV-6A 64-18263 for
trials as for XS688 above. Used for trials aboard
USS Independence (CVA-62) in May 1966.
23Jul66 To NASA as NASA 521 (trials at NASA Langley.
Virginia).
Jun74 Donated to the Smithsonian Institution and
displayed at the NASM Museum, Washington, DC.
XS690
05Aug64 First flight.
23Sep64 Handed over to CA Fleet.
090ct64 Allotted to HSAL for CA clearance trials at A&AEE.
15Feb65 Accident - heavy landing in crosswind. Cat.4. but
flown again on 26Feb.
26May65 HSAL - allotted for Kestrel development trials.
11 Aug65 Despatched to TES West Raynham.
By the end of TES flying on 26Nov65, XS690 had
made 166 flights.
11Jan66 Transferred to US Army as XV-6A 64-18264 and
used in Tri-Service trials between April and June
P. 1127 XV-6A Kestrel 18264, seen at Fort Rucker in 1986. (Maurice Butler1MB18264)
P.1127 XV-6A Kestrel NASA 520, seen at Langley AFB in January 1977. (Via David KirkmanIXL2340)
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