Westland Wessex HU.5

C/N wa303

Built 1966 - Scrapped 1995





Helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa303 Register XT481 used by Royal Marines RM ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1966. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XT481

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

d/d 4 May 1966 as HU.5
707Sq/Z by Jul 1971
848Sq/VQ by Aug 1976
845Sq/(Y)E by Mar 1982
707Sq/ZE May 1982
848Sq D Flt/ZE Jun 1982 707 NAS
1979-07-25 A EGDRRN HU.5 noted at RNAS Culdrose Air Day coded 522-CU with 771NAS 771 NAS
845Sq Garrison Det/XF Sep 1982, returned to UK Nov 1982
NASU VL Dec 1982. 845 NAS
1982-06-06 B HMS Raleigh mv Astronomer allocated to a reformed 848 NAS D Flt to replace losses on mv Atlantic Conveyor, positioned to HMS Raleigh to embark mv Astronomer on 7 Jun. 848 NAS
1992-11-17 C EGDO G I Airframe to Predannack Nov 1992, wearing /XF. Still there by May 1993, perished by Dec 1995.

united kingdom Royal Marines

Transferred in from an 848Sq attrition reserve at Navy Point as 847 Sq/XF Jul 1982 (replacing XS479). Handed over to 845Sq Garrison Det Sep 1982. 847NAS 1982




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