Westland Wasp

C/N f.9579

Built 1964





Helicopter Westland Wasp Serial f.9579 Register XS568 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1964. Aircraft history and location



Helicopter Westland Wasp Serial f.9579 Register XS568 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1964. Aircraft history and location
By Andy Marchmont



Aircraft History





XS568

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

d/d 10 Jul 1964
771Sq/768 by Sep 1964
829 SQ HQ Flt/501 by May 1965
to Sembawang Sep 1967
829 Sq Dido Flt by Jun 1968
829 Sq Mohawk Flt/474-MO by Mar 1972.
1973-06 A VRMGditched in Indian Ocean while operating from HMS Mohawk 5 Jun 1973. Airframe recovered and airfreighted back to UK via RAF Gan.
1982-10-28 Accident ditched in sea off Belize, following loss of power during hover 28 Oct 1982, recovered. 829 Sq Falmouth Flt/441 to Fleetlands as A2715, to A2637 G.I., Gosport (wears 441, 2001).
1990-03 B EGVF G I Airframe At Fleetlands Apprentice School, wearing boom marked XS569.
2001-08-23441 C HMS Sultan G I Airframe in low-vis markings at HMS Sultan.
2006-08-06 C HMS Sultan06aug06 as instructional aircraft at HMS Sultan/Gosport


2014-07-18 C HMS Sultan damaged fell off the back of a lorry near HMS Sultan, Gosport
2018-09-15 C HMS Sultan stored HMS Sultan RNAEES 441




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