Westland Wasp

C/N f.9560

Built 1963 - Written off 1968





Helicopter Westland Wasp Serial f.9560 Register XS533 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1963. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XS533

12Sep63
united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

d/d 12 Sep 1963
to 700Sq (W) / 995-CU by Sep 1963 and spent some time (without autopilot) aboard HMS Leander for trials
Leander Flt / 479-LE by Mar 1964
829 NAS HQ Flt by Apr 1968, Yarmouth Flt / 456 by mid Apr 1968.
1968-11-15456 Accident w/o 15 Nov 1968 with 829 Sqdn, ditched in Lyme Bay while operating from HMS Yarmouth
Wreck to AIU Lee-on-Solent
to RNAY Fleetlands dump (still wearing /456) by Jul 1974, still Jul 1976. 829 NAS




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