Westland Wessex HU.5

C/N wa273

Built 1965 - Scrapped 1994





Helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa273 Register XT451 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1965. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XT451

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

Westland Wessex HU.5, c/n WA273, f/f:?
del Royal Navy as XT451, 04/1965
scr. Shawbury 04/1994.
1971-10-31 A LMML Damaged 845 Sq/J-B by May 1971. Damaged during tornado at RAF Luqa on 31 Oct 1971. 845 NAS RAF Luqa tornado
1979-01jan79 coded B/V-L 846Sqn 846 NAS
1981-12-10 B Seaton Barracks Disembarking 845 Sq/J, part of disembarking shuttle from HMS Invincible to Seaton Barracks on 10 Dec 1981
1982-04-08 C EGDY Wideawake 845Sq /J, despatched via chartered Belfast C.1 from Yeovilton on 8 Apr 1982 to Ascension Island. Operation Corporate

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1994-11 D Stock Breakers Yard bare hulk left Hanningfield Metals by Nov 1994




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