Westland Wessex HU.5

C/N wa191

Built 1965





Helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa191 Register XS522 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1965. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XS522

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

d/d 3 Feb 1965
1974-03-07 A EHVB 848NAS./VJ-B 848 NAS
707Sq Olna Flt/347-ON Dec 1975 to Jan 1977, 707Sq Tidepool Flt/347-TP Jan 1977 to Sep 1977
772Sq C Flt/347-TP on RFA Tidepool to Oct 1978, 772Sq C Flt/635-RG on RFA Regent Oct 1978 to Jan 1980, 772Sq C Flt/635 on RFA Tidespring Jan 1980 to Jul 1980.
1982-06-06 B HMS Raleigh mv Astronomer allocated to a reformed 848 NAS D Flt to replace losses on mv Atlantic Conveyor, positioned to HMS Raleigh to embark mv Astronomer on 7 Jun. 848 NAS
707Sq/ZL-VL by May 1984 still 1985
RNAY Wroughton store by 1986 still 1987, HMS Sultan by 1988 to 1999
to Predannack 2 Dec 1999, still there Aug 2005, Apr 2007
2008-12 C Blackhawk Paintball Paintball To Blackhawk Paintball site in Perranarworthal (on 19 Dec 2008 ?), still Apr 2010, still Apr 2011.




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