Helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa281 Register XT459 used by Royal Marines RM ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1965. Aircraft history and location
Wessex HU.5 d/d 6 Jul 1965, 847 Sq/B-S by 1969, 846Sq/VB-A by 1972, 848Sq/VJ by Aug 1976. 845Sq/(Y)B by Mar 1982, Delivered to Ascension Island by Heavylift Belfast as an attrition replacement.. 845 NAS
845Sq D Flt/(Y)B May 1982, to 845Sq C Flt/(Y)B Jun 1982, tail sliced off on 24 Jun 1982 following landing accident. Airlifted to mv Atlantic Causeway by Chinook 12 Jul 1982 and arrived Devonport 27 Jul 1982 To NASU-VL 29 Jul 1982. 845 NAS
1983-11-07
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Accident 845Sq / (Y)D by May 1983, crashed and w/o 7 Nov 1983 at Setermoen, Norway during Exercise Clockwork Lee-on-Solent dump by Aug 1986. Sold early 1987 845 NAS
1988-02
Breakers Yard at Park Aviation yard (Faygate) by Feb 1988. Gone by Oct 1993.
