Westland Wessex HU.5

C/N wa169

Built 1964 - Written off 1982





Helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa169 Register XS495 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1964. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XS495

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

1982-05-25Westland Wessex HU.5, c/n WA169, f/f:?
del Royal Navy as XS495, 1964
w/o 25may82 with loss of Atlantic Conveyor, Falklands War
ff 20 May 1964. RNAY Fleetlands by Jan 1965. 848Sq/Q-A by Mar 1965 and to Far East with HMS Albion. 848 NAS
A South Atlantic (AC) mv Atlantic Conveyor 848Sq D Flt/WP, lost when ship was hit by Exocet missile 25 May 1982. Ship subsequently sunk under tow on 30 May. 848 NAS Operation Corporate




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