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C/NModBuiltID     In this OrgIn other Org
f.9541 1962 XS463 Prototype / pre-production Wasp, built at Hayes; Farnborugh static display Sep 1...
Everett Aero XS463: Everett Aero Sproughton by Mar 2003 (gone by Feb 2004)
- XS463: to Crawley Technical College by Dec 2003
preserved at Bournemouth Aviation Museum, Hurn, Dorset

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f.9542 1962 XS476 Pre-production airframe built at Hayes. ff as G-17-2; To Yeovil 22 Nov 1969; to ...
Brazilian Navy N-7016: Second UH-2 Wasp to bear this FAMB serial after previou...
preserved outside at Museo da Aviacao Naval, still ther...

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f.9543 1962 XS527 To RN Jan 1968. 829 Sq Rothesay Flt/462 by Aug 1968. Part of Operation Sheepskin...
Ministry of Defence (MoD) XS527: Built at Hayes, f/f at White Waltham Jan63 as G-17-3; d...
f.9544 1963 XS528 Built Hayes by Jan 1963, d/d 1963 to RN. At Hayes by Sep 1970, to Yeovil by Jan ...
Royal New Zealand Navy XS528: To RNZN 1985 for spares.
f.9556 1963 XS529 Royal Navy HAS1 type
f.9557 1963 XS530 Royal Navy HAS1 type; to Brazil as N-7040
Brazilian Navy N-7040: d/d 1963 to UK RN as XS530, to G-17-7, then to FAMB as ...
preserved at São Pedro da Aldeia Naval base.
f.9558 w/o 1977 1963 XS531 d/d 1963. To 700Sq 700W IFTU/993 by Jul 1963. 829 Sq/471 Hydra Flt by Jul 1971, ...
f.9559 1963 XS532 d/d Jul 1963 to RN; 700W Sq/994-CU by Aug 1963; 829 Sq Mohawk Flt/474-MO Feb 1...
Royal New Zealand Navy XS532: To RNZN 1985 for spares at Silverdale, New Zealand. Not...
f.9560 w/o 1968 1963 XS533 456 d/d 12 Sep 1963; to 700Sq (W) / 995-CU by Sep 1963 and spent some time (without ...
f.9561 w/o 1972 1963 XS534 d/d 19 Oct 1963; to 700Sq (W) / 996-CU by Oct 1963 and spent some time (with aut...
f.9562 scrapped 1995 1963 XS535
f.9563 1963 XS536 d/d 1963 to RN.
Royal New Zealand Navy XS536: To RNZN 28 Sep 1983 for spares and held at Woodbourne. ...
f.9564 scrapped 1992 1963 XS537 dd 17 Dec 1963; 700W Sq Ajax Flt/180-AJ by Feb 1964, 829Sq Ajax Flt/460-AJ befor...
f.9565 scrapped 1995 1963 XS538 425 ff 7 Jan 1964, 700Sq(W)Sq by 21 Feb 1964; 829Sq Mohawk Flt/474-MO by Mar 1964 un...
f.9566 1963 XS539 RN d/d 4 Feb 1964; Aurora Flt/185-AU by Apr 1964; 829 Sq Aurora Flt/185-AU by J...
- XS539: Nov15 noted on display within Fleetlands Repair yard pa...
f.9567 w/o 1968 1963 XS540 455-AU dd 20 Feb 1964. 829 Sq Ashanti Flt/177 by Mar 1964, 829 Sq/455-AU by Sep 1966.
f.9568 1964 XS541 895-DM dd 1964 to RN. 703 Sq/500 by Jul 1976, 829Sq HQ Flt/602, sold to a USA aircraft ...
f.9569 w/o 1982 1964 XS542 d/d 17/03/1964 to UK RN, 829 Sq Juno Flt/465 by Jul 1968 to at least Jan 1970; R...
Brazilian Navy N-7042: ex RN XS542 and Westland G-17-30, then to FAMB as N-704...
f.9570 1964 XS543 d/d 3 Apr 1964 to RN, Fleetlands Apr 1964 to Sembawang store by Jun 1964, Sembaw...
Royal New Zealand Navy NZ3906: Ex RN XS543. To RNZN - left Portsmouth aboard HMNZS Wel...
Presented to RNZAF museum at Ohakea by Westland in unt...
Stored in No 3 hangar at Wigram (wsw of Christchurch), ...
pictured in 3 Sq markings at RNZAF Museum, Wigram, in ...
f.9571 w/o 1976 1964 XS544 d/d 06 Apr 1964. Zulu Flt/482 by May 1964; Fleetlands by Sep 1965; 829 Sq HQ Flt...
f.9572 scrapped 1995 1964 XS545 182-GA 452 dd Apr 1964 to RN; 700W Sq Galatea Flt/182-GA by 1964

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f.9573 1964 XS562 dd 23 Apr 1964 to RN. 700W Sq HQ Flt/188-CU by Sep 1964 still Mar 1965; 829 Sq E...
classic rotors F9573: Sold to Classic Rotors (the rare and vintage rotorcraft...
f.9574 w/o 1966 1964 XS563 d/d 30 Apr 1964, 771Sq/759 when crashed 08 Jul 1965, broken up for spares 24 May...
f.9575 1964 XS564 456 466-AT dd 21 May 1964 to RN; Nov 1964 short assignment to 771 Sq; Jun 1967 to Culdrose ...
Brazilian Navy N-7037: ex UK RN XS564 and G-17-22. To FAMB 1977 (N-7019 ntu ?)...
f.9576 w/o 1989 1964 XS565 dd 26 May 1964 to RN. 829 Sq Dido Flt/473 before Jan 1971, RNAY Fleetlands /473...
f.9577 1964 XS566 d/d 4 Jun 1964 to RN; 700W Sq Nubian Flt/187-NU by Nov 1964 until c Mar 1965; 82...
Royal New Zealand Navy XS566: To RNZN 20 Oct 1989 for spares to support RNZN Wasp fle...
f.9578 1964 XS567 RNAY Fleetlands store by Jul 1964 to 1970; by Jun 1970 829Sq Gurkha Flt/444
f.9579 1964 XS568 441 d/d 10 Jul 1964; 771Sq/768 by Sep 1964; 829 SQ HQ Flt/501 by May 1965; to Sembaw...
f.9580 1964 XS569 dd Jul 1964 to RN. 703 Sq, NATIU, Wroughton to A2717, then A2639 G.I. Fleetlands...
f.9581 1964 XS570 445-P dd 27 Jul 1964 to RN. 829 Sq Tartar Flt at least Dec 1966 to May 1969; 829 Sq Ar...
- XS570: Piet Smits (a private collector and dealer) at Baarlo, ...
f.9582 1964 XS571 614 dd Aug 1964 to RN; 829 Sq Leander Flt/476-LE Jan 1966 to at least Sep 1967; 829 ...
f.9583 scrapped 1993 1964 XS572 dd into Fleetlands store Oct 1964; 829 Sq HQ Flt/500 by Sep 1965 still Jul 1970 ...
Westland XS572: ff 28 Aug 1964. On display at Sep 1964 SBAC Air Show, F...

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f.9584 w/o 1967 1964 XT414 d/d 13 Sep 1965 to RN at RNAY Fleetlands; 829 Sq Naiad Flt/470 by Oct 1965; w/o ...
Ministry of Defence (MoD) XT414: f/f 26 Sep 1964, d/d 13 Oct 1964 to A&AEE Boscombe Down...
f.9585 1964 XT415 RN d/d 23 Oct 1965; 700W Sq Aurora Flt/185, 829 Sq /455 by 1965; Paris Air Show ...
Royal New Zealand Navy XT415: To RNZN for spares.
f.9586 w/o 1977 1964 XT416 dd 03 Dec 1964 to RN; 829 Sq/183-ES Eskimo Flt by early 1965; 829 Sq Naiad Flt/4...
f.9587 w/o 1992 1964 XT417 dd 3 Dec 1964; 829 Sq Naiad Flt/470-NA Feb 1965 until Sep 1965; Westland Hayes b...
Royal New Zealand Navy NZ3904: ex UK XT417. On loan to RNZN May 1974 to Aug 1975 as re...
f.9588 w/o 1981 1964 XT418 d/d 4 Dec 1964. 829 Sq Argonaut Flt/466-AT by Jun 1968 still Mar 1970; RNAY Fle...
f.9589 w/o 1977 1964 XT419 dd 23 Dec 1964 to RN as XT419. RAF Bahrain SAR Flt/422 by 1965 still 1970, RNAY ...
Brazilian Navy N-7036: ex UK RN as XT419. To G-17-1, then to FAMB 1977 (N-7018...
f.9590 1964 XT420 422 dd 5 Jan 1965 to RN. 829 Sq Nubian Flt/457-NU by Nov 1968, ditched, to Lee-on-S...
military helicopters ltd, thru G-CBUI: ex RN XT420. Private East Dereham by Aug 1999, to G-CBU...
829 NAS HQ Flt markings / 606, cockpit pictured in the...
, pictured (pic2) as G-CBUI at RNAS Yeovilton 2019 wear...
Wasp HAS.1 pictured (pic3) at RAF Cosford Air Show 2022
pictured (pic4) at RIAT 2023
f.9591 1964 XT421 RN; 829 Sq HQ Flt/503 by Oct 1970 still Jul 1972; RNAY Fleetlands by Nov 1972; 8...
Royal Malaysian Navy M499-03: Malaysian Navy (TLDM) d/d 1988, ex XT421, wfu 26sep02
14Apr97 pictured (still with XT421 on the side) on a Ma...
pictured (pic2) during an exercise de-brief
Malaysian Aviation Training Academy 9M499-03: Instructional air frame at Malaysian Aviation Training ...
f.9592 1965 XT422 RN d/d 1967; 829Sq Mohawk Flt/474 by Feb 1967; RNAY Fleetlands by Jun 1970; un...
f.9593 1965 XT423 d/d 1965. Hecla Flt/989 by Apr 1965; 829 Sq Hecla Flt/481 by Jun 1965, 829 Sq He...
f.9594 w/o 1975 1965 XT424 d/d 5 Mar 1965; Fleetlands store by Apr 1965; 829 Sq Minerva Flt / 424 Sep 1968.
f.9595 w/o 1966 1965 XT425 506 d/d 16 Mar 1965. w/o 4 Oct 1966 with 829 Sqdn, ditched in sea, 10nm off Portland...
f.9596 1965 XT426 dd 17 May 1965 to RN. 706Sq/64 by Oct 1965, still Jun 1967, 706Sq/80-CU before A...
Royal Malaysian Navy M499-07: ex UK RN XT426. dd Aug 1992 to Malaysian Navy as M...
melacca maritime museum F.9596: Helicopter is on display outside the Maritime Museum in...
f.9597 1965 XT427 dd 17 May 1965. 706W Sq/990-CU by Jul 1965; 829 Sq Hecate Flt/418 by Jun 1965; F...
f.9598 1965 XT428 d/d 13 May 1965 to RN to storage; 829 Sq Hermione Flt/475 by Jun 1969 to c Sep 1...
Royal New Zealand Navy XT428: To RNZN for spare parts to support remainder of Wasp fl...
f.9599 1965 XT429 RN, d/d 01 Jun 1965; Vidal Flt/408 by Jun 1968 until c Mar 1970; Bahrein Station...
Royal Malaysian Navy M499-08: ex UK RN XT429, d/d 08/1992 to Malaysian Navy as M499-0...
f.9600 w/o 1993 1965 XT430 dd 1 Jun 1965 to RN. 829Sq Charybdis Flt/431-CY by May 1969, Fleetlands by Sep 1...
f.9601 1965 XT431 dd 5 Jul 1965 to RN. 829Sq HQ Flt/502 by Nov 1966, 829Sq Scylla Flt/432 by Mar ...
f.9602 1965 XT432 414-HT 609 ff Jun 1965, dd 22 Jun 1965 to Fleetlands. 829 Sq Hecate Flt/418-HT by Feb 1966,...
Royal New Zealand Navy XT432: To RNZN for spares 20 Oct 1989.
f.9603 1965 XT433 dd 1965 to RN. ex G-17-6. 829Sq Arethusa Flt/426-AR by Jun 1965, 829Sq Ajax Flt/...
Brazilian Navy N-7039: ex UK RN XT433. to G-17-6, then to FAMB 1978 as N-7039.
Federal Government of Brazil N-7039: to MUSAL 1991, preserved at Museu Aeroespacial, west of...
f.9604 1965 XT434 FIR2 dd 5 Jul 1965 to RN. 829Sq Gurkha Flt/444 by Sep 1965 until c Mar 1968; 829Sq A...
f.9605 1965 XT435 Delivered to RN as XT435 Oct 1965.
Royal New Zealand Navy NZ3907: To RNZN 1983. Crashed after engine failure at RNZAF Hob...
3 Sq/Southland Flt by 1991. Operated in Bougainville fo...
24apr97 pictured asg to HMNZS Canterbury landing on HMS...
pictured (pic2) on the deck of HMS Beaver during Ocean ...
- G-RIMM: from Mar99
noted at Old Warden
f.9606 scrapped 1995 1965 XT436 dd 4 Oct 1965 to RN. 703 Sq/506; 829 Sq Hydra Flt/419 by Sep 1971 until c Jun ...
f.9607 1965 XT437 426 dd 4 Nov 1965 to RN; 829 Sq Cleopatra Flt/463 by Dec 1965; 829 Sq Sirius Flt/450...
Boscombe Down Aviation Collection XT437: to Boscombe Down Aviation Collection Feb 1995. Moved wi...
02 pictured at the Boscombe Down Aviation Collection, H...
f.9608 1965 XT438 dd 7 Dec 1965 to RN. 829Sq Zulu Flt/442-ZU by Oct 1967 to c Nov 1969; 829Sq And...
f.9609 w/o 1986 1965 XT439 605 d/d 13 Dec 1965; 845 Sq by Dec 1966; 829 Sq Ajax Flt/460-AJ by Mar 1967. Ditched...
f.9610 w/o 1968 1965 XT440 d/d 4 Jan 1966 to storage. 829Sq Cleopatra Flt/463-CL by Feb 1968, w/o 17 Sep 19...
f.9611 scrapped 1991 1966 XT441 337 433 476-LE d/d 28 Mar 1966 to Fleetlands for long term storage
f.9612 w/o 1973 1966 XT442 RN d/d 21 Apr 1966; 829Sq Nubian Flt/457-NU by May 1966 until c Apr 1967; 829Sq ...
f.9613 1966 XT443 60th Royal Navy Wasp HAS.1 built at Hayes, ff 29 Mar 1966 at Yeovil; dd 20 Apr 1...
- XT443: to Westland for storage; Donated to The Helicopter Muse...
12 pictured at the International Helicopter Museum, Wes...

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f.9660 1966 XT778 ff 12 May 1966 from Yeovil. dd 6 Jun 1966 to RN; 829 Sq Ambuscade Flt/323 by Mar...
f.9661 1966 XT779 322-AV dd 30 Jun 1966. To Fleetlands store by Aug 1966; 829Sq Galatea Flt/452 by Feb 19...
Royal Malaysian Navy XT779: ex UK RN XT779. dd Aug 1992 to Malaysian Navy (for spar...
f.9662 1966 XT780 dd Jul 1966 to RN. 703 Sq/636 by Jul 1976, to A2716 RNAY Wroughton, to A2638, G....
- XT780: at Fare ham college, Lee on Solent airfield
Transferred to ownership with Westland Wasp Historic Fl...
f.9663 1966 XT781 ex G-17-6. dd Royal Navy Aug 1966; 845Sq/O-B by Aug 1966; 829 Sq Eskimo Flt/453...
Royal New Zealand Navy NZ3908: Royal New Zealand Navy 1983, ex XT781 from Royal Navy;...
- G-KAWW: 2002; ex XT781,NZ3908; 2005 to South Africa
- ZU-HAS: At Durban Virginia by May 2006, still Aug 2010
Feb.2012 being hangared in Richmond Natal,S.A. until th...
f.9664 1966 XT782 RN d/d 04oct66; 829 NAS Euryalus Flt/433 by May76, until c May77; 829 NAS Naiad...
Royal New Zealand Navy NZ3909: To RNZN Oct 1983 intended as spares source; 1994 Restor...
- G-KANZ: Cranfield (UK) 1998; Nov02 North Weald (EGSX) noted the...
23aug18 seen in transit, heading south on A322 Lightwat...
North Weald; being rebuilt to airworthy condition and w...
f.9665 1966 XT783 d/d 05 Oct 1966 to UK RN as XT783, straight into storage at RNAY Fleetlands; Lee...
Royal Malaysian Navy M499-05: d/d 08/1992 to Malaysian Navy as M499-05. wfu 26 Sep 20...
f.9666 1966 XT784 dd Dec 1966 to long term storage at RNAY Fleetlands; 829 Sq Cleopatra Flt/463 by...
Royal Malaysian Navy M499-04: d/d 07 Dec 1966 to UK RN as XT784, d/d 08/1992 to Malay...
31oct11 pictured at Malaysian Airforce Museum in Kuala ...
f.9667 1966 XT785 RN; 1985 829Sqn /462
Royal Malaysian Navy M499-01: d/d 08 Dec 1966 to UK RN as XT785, d/d 08/1992 to Malay...
f.9668 scrapped 1992 1966 XT786 dd Jan 1967 to RN. 829 Sq Amazon Flt/320-AZ by Jul 1976, to A2726, scr. Portland...
f.9669 1966 XT787 Royal Navy HAS1 type d/d 1967; 1982 to New Zealand Nayy;
Royal New Zealand Navy NZ3905: To RNZN Sep 1982 as airfreight. Retired 1997, sold to W...
pictured (pic3) at RNAS Portland disembarked from HMNZS...
T E Martin G-KAXT: to Westland WSM Oct 1999 to at least Apr 2000; became G...
24sep11 video at Shuttleworth, UK. Thanks Raul Hrubisk...
Flying from Middle Wallop, occasionally with Scout XT6...
- XT787: in 829 NAS Endurance Flt scheme, pictured at RNAS Yeov...
G-KAXT pictured (pic2) as XT787 at Higher Purtington
30may19 09:05 hs over Tewkesbury, NW at approx 500 feet
, in the flying display at RNAS Yeovilton 2019 as XT787...
in the Flying Display at Historic Helicopters Chard Equ...
f.9670 1967 XT788 RN d/d Mar67 829 NAS; Minerva Flt/424 by Nov 1969 until c Aug 1975; Antelope F...
- G-BMIR: Flightaid Dunkeswell 24jan86-22dec95 as /316, for resto...
- XT788: Xray Tango Helicopter Club; XT788 is Alive & Well. Gla...
In storage ( still marked /316 ) at Storwood, Yorks by ...
f.9671 w/o 1970 1967 XT789 d/d 1 Apr 1967. w/o 12 Aug 1970 with 829 NAS, crashed near Mull of Kintyre while...
f.9672 1967 XT790 HAS.1 d/d 25 May 1967 to UK RN as XT790. 829Sq Zulu Flt/442 by Sep 1970 still Ju...
Royal Malaysian Navy M499-09: d/d 08/1992 to Malaysian Navy as M499-09. wfu 26 Sep 20...
f.9673 1967 XT791 d/d 21 Jun 1967 to UK RN as XT791, into storage until c Jun 1974; 829 NAS Euryal...
Royal Malaysian Navy XT791: 21oct78 noted in store RNAY Wroughton
f.9674 1967 XT792 dd 11 Jul 1967 to RN.  829Sq Bacchante Flt/425-BC by 1973 still Jul 1976, u...
Brazilian Navy N-7041: ex UK RN XT792 and G-17-8. To FAMB as N-7041
f.9675 1967 XT793 dd 14 Jul 1967 to RN; 703 Sq/616 by Jul 1976; 829Sq/456, 829Sq Berwick Flt/440...
private uk owner G-BZPP: To Bruntingthorpe; to Ipswich; private East Dereham Apr...
pictured in 829 NAS Yarmouth Flt / 456 markings in th...
f.9676 w/o 1984 1967 XT794 325 427 d/d 5 Oct 1967; 829 Sq Ashanti Flt/427-AS by Dec 1969, still May 1972, still May...
f.9677 1967 XT795 373 d/d Nov 1967, crashed during landing onto a rolling deck 6 Jul 1983. To G.I. A27...
- 235 FAKE: 02jul93 fake serial 235/K MLD colours preserved at De K...
Still in Dutch colours as 235 / K at de Kooy, Sep 1997.

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f.9717 1967 XV622 ff 17 Jan 1968, dd 1968 to RN. 703 Sq/506 by Jul 1976, dd 1983/9 ? to RNZN for s...
Royal New Zealand Navy XV622: To RNZN Sep 1983 for spares. Some parts used in repair...
f.9718 w/o 1993 1968 XV623 dd 05 Mar 1968; 829 Sq Nubian Flt/457-NU by Mar 1969 still Aug 1970; scr. Portla...
f.9719 w/o 1992 1968 XV624 440 440-BK 456 dd May 1968 to RNAY store at Fleetlands.
f.9720 1968 XV625 471 471-PB A2649 A2735 RN d/d May68 829 Sq Phoebe Flt/471-PB Nov 1968 to Dec 1970, 829 Sq Phoebe Flt/4...
- XV625: 20jul17 purchased from MoD-Sales. To be transported to ...
- N9720: Reg N9720 Jan 2018
f.9721 1968 XV626 RN, d/d 18 Jun 1968; 829Sq Andromeda Flt/472-AM by Mar 1969 until c Oct 1970; To...
Royal Malaysian Navy M499-06: ex UK RN as XV626, to Malaysian Navy as M499-06. wfu 26...
pictured (pic1) during an exercise de-brief
f.9722 1968 XV627 dd 4 Jul 1968 to RN; 829 Sq Hermione Flt/475 by Aug 1971; 815Sq/321.
f.9723 w/o 1972 1968 XV628 FAA d/d 11 Mar 1968; w/o 20jan72 as 829 Sqdn/464 Danae Flt, tail rotor coupling...
f.9724 w/o 2000 1968 XV629 FAA - Displayed at the Farnborough Airshow 1968
f.9725 w/o 1971 1968 XV630 dd 22 Apr 1969 to RN. 829 NAS/433 Euryalus Flt by Jul 1969, ditched and sank off...
f.9726 1969 XV631 dd 14 Aug 1969 to RN. 829 Sq Eskimo Flt/453 by Sep 1969, G.I. Farnborough.
f.9727 1968 XV632 610 d/d 11 Dec 1968 to RN. 829 Sq 032 Plymouth Flt/445 by Jun 1969 still Oct 1971 st...
Royal Malaysian Navy M499-01: ex UK RN XV632. dd 1988 to Malaysian Navy as M499-01 (w...
f.9728 1968 XV633 584-CU Royal Navy HAS1 type; to Brazil
Brazilian Navy N-7038: d/d 07/01/1969 to UK RN as XV633, to G-17-21, then to F...
f.9729 1968 XV634 423 d/d 4 Feb 1969 to RN. 829 Sq Diomede Flt/423 by May 1973 until c Oct 1973, noted...
Royal New Zealand Navy XV634: d/d 1989 to RNZN for spares.
Headrest found in Helicopter Museum W-s-M, UK by
f.9730 w/o 1977 1969 XV635 Royal Navy HAS1 type
f.9731 1969 XV636 d/d 3 Jul 1969 to RN. 829Sq Sirius Flt/450-SS by Oct 1969 still Oct 1973.
Royal Malaysian Navy M499-02: ex UK RN XV636. d/d Mar 1988 to Malaysian Navy as M499-...
f.9732 w/o 1969 1969 XV637 d/d 12 Aug 1969, 829Sq Londonderry Flt/447-LD by Nov 1969.
f.9733 scrapped 1991 1969 XV638 474 ff 16 Sep 1969, d/d 3 Oct 1969. 845Sq/O by Mar 1971, 829 Sq Mohawk Flt/474-MO by...
f.9734 1969 XV639 RN d/d Oct 1969; 1994 to N612VH
classic rotors N612VH: XV639 : d/d Oct 1969, Last one to be delivered to 829 S...
probably written off on 24may07

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