Westland Wessex HCC.4

C/N wa628

Built 1969





Helicopter Westland Wessex HCC.4 Serial wa628 Register XV733 used by Royal Air Force RAF. Built 1969. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XV733

30Jun69
united kingdom Royal Air Force

First flew 13 May 1969, delivered 30 Jun 1969 to RAF for the Queens Flight. To 32 (The Royal) Sqdn 31 Mar 1995 until 1998. DARA Shawbury on 13 Mar 1998. Queens Flight
1979-05-03 A EGDBQueens Flt, noted visiting RAF Mount Batten on 3 May 1979 Queens Flight
1979-06-23 B EGVI RIAT 1979 Queens Flt, visited the Air Tattoo, 23 Jun 1979 Queens Flight
1995-04-01 C EGWU 32 (TR) Sq Transferred to 32 (TR) Sq from Queens Flight 32 (The Royal) Squadron

nov01
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2001-11-15 D EGFI Exhibit Purchased by The Helicopter Museum, Weston-super-Mare in Nov 2001. This was the first time the Heritage Lottery Fund had ever been used to purchase a helicopter. Delivered to the Museum 15 Nov 2001. To become the second Queens Flight helicopter (a Whirlwind HCC.12 is there) in the collection.




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