Westland Wessex HU.5

C/N wa298

Built 1966 - Written off 1982





Helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa298 Register XT476 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1966. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XT476

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

1966-03-14Westland Wessex HU.5, c/n WA298, f/f:?
14mar66 del Royal Navy as XT476
w/o 25may82 with loss of Atlantic Conveyor, Falklands War
RN
1978 845Sqn./VL-WS 845 NAS
1982-05-25 A South Atlantic (AC) mv Atlantic Conveyor 848Sq D Flt/WS, 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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