Helicopter Westland Wessex HAS.31 Serial wa219 Register N7-219 used by Fleet Air Arm (RAN) RAN (Royal Australian Navy). Built 1963. Aircraft history and location
Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA219, f/f:24/04/63 del RAN as N7-219, 829, 05Sep63 Ditched whilst with 817 Sqdn off Singapore, 16/06/70 LEUT(P) P. Bainbridge, LEUT(P) Lawson, SBLT(O) Wong and LACM Smith were picked up by Wasp helicopter from HMAS Euraylus. Aircraft written off, reduced to components, unk xfer RAAF Richmond fire ground after being recovered. Main fuselage now at Dubbo Military Museum as of 09Jul03.
