Westland Wessex HAS.1

C/N wa 25

Built 1961 - Written off 1976





Helicopter Westland Wessex HAS.1 Serial wa 25 Register XM844 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1961. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XM844

26May61
united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

Westland Wessex HAS.1, c/n WA025, f/f:?
del Royal Navy as XM844, 26/05/1961
conv HAS.3, unk
w/o 13/12/1976.
1961-09302-R815Sq/302-R by Sep 1961
815Sq/302-C by Mar 1963 815 NAS
1964-01345-V814Sq/345-V by Jan 1964 814 NAS
1964-10305-C815Sq/305-C by Oct 1964 until c Jun 1965. 815 NAS
1965-06 A EGHG Conv HAS.3
Westland Wessex HAS.3 to Westland for HAS.3 conversion 1965 completed by 1967.
1967-11 B EGDP737Sq/535-PO by Nov 1967
820Sq/413-BL by May 1969.
1971-08-28 C HMNB Portsmouth HMS Blake 28 Aug 1971 Aboard HMS Blake as 820 Sq / 413-BL, while in Portsmouth
1972-06-15 C HMNB Portsmouth HMS Blake 15 Jun 1972 Aboard HMS Blake as 820 Sq / 413-BL, while in Portsmouth
RNAY Wroughton by Jan 1973. RNAY Fleetlands by Mar 1975.
1976-12-13403-DV D mouth of St Georges Channel St Georges Channel
Westland Wessex HAS.3 737Sq Devonshire Flt/403-DV by Sep 1976, crashed on take off from HMS Devonshire west of Lundy Island and sank 13 Dec 1976. 737 NAS




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