XT465 Westland Wessex HU.5 C/N wa287

Helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa287 Register XT465 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1965. Aircraft history and location

Aircraft History

Fleet Air Arm
XT465
	Westland Wessex HU.5, c/n WA287, f/f:? del Royal Navy as XT465, 05/10/1965 w/o 06/03/1979.
	845 Sq/B-B by Feb 1966 still Jul 1969, 845 Sq/B-A by Mar 1970, 845Sq/B-B by May 1971 845 NAS
1971-10-31	A LMML	Damaged 845 Sq/B-B by May 1971. Damaged during tornado at RAF Luqa on 31 Oct 1971. 845 NAS RAF Luqa tornado
	845 Sq/B-H by Sep 1973 until c Aug 1975, 845 Sq/X-H by Jan 1976 to c Apr 1976, 846 Sq/VR-VL by Oct 1976 until c Feb 1977, 845 Sq/X-VL by Aug 1977 to c Mar 1978, 846 Sq/VU-B by Sep 1978 845 NAS
1979-03-06	B Skarsteindalen	Accident w/o 6 Mar 1979 as 846Sq/VU-B after hitting cables near Andoya, Norway. 846 NAS
	A wire in Skarsteindalen area, 4 Nautical Miles South South West of the Runway at Andoya Air station. The cable went from Skarsteindalen to a Communication site on a nearby mountain
	R.I.P Leading ACMN Lyall Bradbury RN D07514K, Lt Bernard Brunsden RN C021261L and S/Lt Herbert Clarke RN C024444C