Westland Wasp

C/N f.9613

Built 1966





Helicopter Westland Wasp Serial f.9613 Register XT443 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1966. Aircraft history and location



Helicopter Westland Wasp Serial f.9613 Register XT443 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1966. Aircraft history and location
By Steve Mills



Aircraft History





XT443

apr66
united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

60th Royal Navy Wasp HAS.1 built at Hayes, ff 29 Mar 1966 at Yeovil
dd 20 Apr 1966 to RNAY Fleetlands
829Sq Bacchante Flt/425 by Feb 1969 to c Jul 1969
829Sq Lowestoft Flt/452 Mar 1970 until damaged during heavy landing 17 Feb 1971
Jun70-Feb71, I was the Flight Commander HMS Lowestoft and according to my logbook I had XT443 when damage was sustained to the tail cone during a cross deck landing requiring return to RN Aircraft Yard Flatlands for repair..
1972-03-20 A Chickerell Accident repaired, to 703Sq by Aug 1971
829Sq Mohawk Flt/474-MO by Feb 1972 but damaged after in-flight engine failure 20 Mar 1972 nr Chickerell
1993repaired, to 829 NAS Galatea Flt/461 by Dec 1974 until c Apr 1977
To RNAY Wroughton 1977 for storage and overhaul, completed 1981
To 829 NAS Aurora Flt/422 1981
Surplus to requirement and retired by 1987.

1995
-

1995-01 B EGFI Exhibit to Westland for storage
Donated to The Helicopter Museum, delivered Jan 1995, put in main collection in Nov 2002 after 5 year restoration
preserved THM Weston-super-Mare as /422-AU
2008-07-12 B EGFI12 at the International Helicopter Museum, Weston-super-Mare






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