Westland Wessex HU.5

C/N wa178

Built 1964 - Written off 2001





Helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa178 Register ZK-HVK XS509 used by Ministry of Defence (MoD) ETPS ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1964. Aircraft history and location



Helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa178 Register ZK-HVK XS509 used by Ministry of Defence (MoD) ETPS ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1964. Aircraft history and location
By Al Henderson



Aircraft History





XS509

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

dd Royal Navy Sep 1964
848Sq/G-A by Jan 1965 still Mar 1969. 848 NAS
1969-09 A HMS Thunderer G I Airframe RNEC Manadon by Sep 1969 as A2597, until c Jun 1970.
returned to airworthiness at RNAY Fleetlands from Jul 1970
707Sq/WP-VL by Nov 1971 still Sep 1973
707Sq/WO-VL by Sep 1974
707Sq/WP-VL by Jul 1979
to MoD by 1982 707 NAS
1979 707Sq VL/WP 707 NAS

united kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD)

ETPS by Mar 1982 still May 1984 still 1990. Sold Feb 1998. ETPS
1984-07-08 B EGVPnoted at Middle Wallop in ETPS Raspberry Ripple colour shceme. ETPS
1991-07-2525jul91 as Wessex HU.5 ETPS at RAF Odiham during families day ETPS


1992-06-13 C EGDM Air Tournament International 13+14jun92 ETPS at ATI 92 ETPS
For ZK-HVK see also
        300cbi 0177
    1969 206a 475

ZK-HVK

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1998-02-26ex XS509, to New Zealand.
2001-02-12 D nr. Motueka Accident New Zealand private
w/o during logging operations near Motueka, South Island




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