Westland Wasp

C/N f.9669

Built 1966





Helicopter Westland Wasp Serial f.9669 Register XT787 G-KAXT NZ3905 used by Royal New Zealand Navy ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1966. Aircraft history and location



Helicopter Westland Wasp Serial f.9669 Register XT787 G-KAXT NZ3905 used by Royal New Zealand Navy ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1966. Aircraft history and location
By Dave Taskis


Helicopter Westland Wasp Serial f.9669 Register XT787 G-KAXT NZ3905 used by Royal New Zealand Navy ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1966. Aircraft history and location



Helicopter Westland Wasp Serial f.9669 Register XT787 G-KAXT NZ3905 used by Royal New Zealand Navy ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1966. Aircraft history and location
By Steve Mills






Wasp XT787





Aircraft History





XT787

feb67
united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

Royal Navy HAS1 type d/d 1967
1982 to New Zealand Nayy
delivered to RNAY Fleetlands straight into storage Feb 1967
at RNAY Wroughton by Jul 1976 still Mar 1977
829Sq Leander Flt/476-LE by Jul 1977 still Jul 1979
1979-07-2222jul79 noted at Portland 829Sqn coded 446 Rhyl Flt 829 NAS
703Sq by Jun 1980
RNAY Wroughton
to New Zealand as NZ3905 703 NAS

NZ3905

sep82
new zealand Royal New Zealand Navy

To RNZN Sep 1982 as airfreight. Retired 1997, sold to Westlands.
1984-02-29 A EGDP RNAS Portland at RNAS Portland disembarked from HMNZS Southland, hosted by 829 Squadron for the visit



G-KAXT

mar02
-

to Westland WSM Oct 1999 to at least Apr 2000
became G-KAXT 5 Mar 2002. At Cranfield, Bedfordshire painted as XT787 and moved to North Weald. Based at Middle Wallop Nov 2011. Sold by Kennet Aviation in Aug 2012 and re-reg G-KAXT Nov 2012. Reported still flying.
2011-09-2424sep11 video at Shuttleworth, UK. Thanks Raul Hrubisko
2015 B EGVP Flying from Middle Wallop, occasionally with Scout XT626 as the Westland Pair

XT787

nov12
-

2017-07-08 C EGDY in 829 NAS Endurance Flt scheme, at RNAS Yeovilton Air Day 2017 Yeovilton Air Day 2017


2019-03-09 D Higher Purtington G-KAXT as XT787 at Higher Purtington Historic Helicopters Open Day 2019


2019-05-30 30may19 09:05 hs over Tewkesbury, NW at approx 500 feet
2019-07-13 C EGDY, in the flying display at RNAS Yeovilton 2019 as XT787 in marks of 829 Sq Endurance Flt. RN International Air Day 2019
2021-08-05 in the Flying Display at Historic Helicopters Chard Equestrain Ctr




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