Westland Wessex HU.5

C/N wa304

Built 1966





Helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa304 Register XT482 used by Royal Marines RM ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1966. Aircraft history and location



Helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa304 Register XT482 used by Royal Marines RM ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1966. Aircraft history and location
By Steve Mills



Aircraft History





XT482

may66
united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

d/d 5 May 1966 to RN as HU.5
To Culdrose 8 Jun 1966, 707 Sq/Q by Jun 1967 still Jul 1971. 707 Sq/WQ-VL by May 1972 still Sep 1973
At RNAY Fleetlands Jun 1976
771 Sq/527-CU by Apr 1979 still Feb 1980
NASU-CU by Dec 1980
771 Sq/527-CU by 1981
NASU-CU by Mar 1982, NASU-VL by Apr 1982
707 Sq/WL by May 1982
847 Sq A Flt/XL by May 1982 on RFA Engadine to South Atlantic, 845 Sq Det/D-A by Sep 1982, 707 Sq/ZM-VL by Feb 1983 still May 1984
771 Sq by Jul 1985
NASU-VL by Aug 1985, RNAY Wroughton by Sep 1986, to AES Lee-o-S by Nov 1985 to A2745
to A2656, left Lee-on-Solent on 23 Feb 1994 for FAA Museum Yeovilton, still there Sep 2005.
1979-07-25 A EGDRRN HU.5 noted at RNAS Culdrose Air Day coded 527-CU with 771NAS 771 NAS
1979-08-13771 Sq, participated in Fastnet Yacht Race rescue 13-14 Aug 1979 771 NAS Rescue from Fastnet Yacht Race
1988-09-27 B EGHF coded /ZM 781Squadron (ex 707Sqn) at RNAS Lee-on-Solent. Note grey SAR tail robbed from another aircraft. 781 NAS


may82
united kingdom Royal Marines

reactivated 847 NAS 07may-24sep 1982 as /XL 847NAS 1982
1994-02-24 C EGDY Exhibit Feb 1994 to Fleet Air Arm Museum
13 Jul 2019 in Hall 3 at Fleet Air Arm Museum




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