Helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa167 Register XS493 used by Vector Aerospace ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1964. Aircraft history and location
RM300 dd May 1964, 848Sq/N by Jul 1964. Attended Royal Review of Royal Marines on 23 Jul. HU.5 fleet still had the HAS.1 type nose intake at the time. 848 NASTercentenary of the Royal Marines
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NASU CU by Jul 1967, 846Sq/A-CU by Jul 1968, 845Sq/R by Jan 1970 845 NAS
845Sq /F-B by Jun 1972
845Sq /R-H by Sep 1973
846Sq /VE-B by May 1979
RN Recruitment aid, RNAY Fleetlands by 1987 845 NAS
1978-11-10
at Okehampton training grounds, operated by 846 NAS, coded VE-VL
