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westland wessex

in united kingdom Royal Air Force


Del'd: 74 - 1963 to 2003


   
   

History of this Model in this Organisation:

The RAF used seventy two Wessex HC.2 (71 production airframes and 1 pre-production prototype) between 1963 and 2003. The other prototype (a HAS.1 conversion) was retained by Westland for trials. More details can be found under the Wessex HC.2
The RAF used two Wessex HCC.4 in the VVIP and VIP transport role between 1969 and 1998. More details under the Wessex HCC.4

Units with this Model in this Organisation:

YearsUnitsbold : Current Base of the Unit




Roles of this Model in this Organisation:

Roles
light assault
trainer - advanced



Construction Numbers of this Model in this Organisation: Help Us    

C/NModBuiltID     In this OrganisationIn other Org

    wa122 hc.2 1963     XR497: dd 28 feb 1963. SAR duty at RAF Valley with 202 Sq by 1977. 22 Sq by Aug 1979 still by Sep 1986, 72 Sq/F by Mar 1998 still Sep 1999, wfu and sold to Uruguay AF.
uruguay air force 076: ex RAF XR497. dd 20 Jun 2002, in service with EA5 by Sep 2002.
    wa123 hc.2 1963     XR498: RAF Wessex HC2 in 1999 /X 72Sqn.
    wa130 hc.2 1963     XR505: First flew 1 Oct 1963, delivered 18 Oct 1963 . SRCU/N by 1964, 18 Sq/BS by 1976, 2FTS/WA and named Aries by Dec 1983 still with 2FTS Sep 1992. wfu and stored at RAF Shawbury.
Uruguayan Navy 081: To Uruguay Jan 1998. Delivered 20 Feb 1998.
    wa131 hc.2 1963     XR506: ff 30 Oct 1963, dd 23 Dec 1963. 18 Sq/H by Jun 1968 still by Feb 1970, 72 Sq/AV by Sep 1974, 72 Sq/V by May 1984 still Feb 1999, to 9343M GI 1 SoTT RAF Cosford, to DARA Shawbury by Mar 2000.
    wa134 hc.2 1963     XR509: ff 13 Dec 1963, dd 6 Jan 1964 . 18 Sq/N by Apr 1965 still Jun 1968. w/o 16 Oct 1981, to 8752M, scrapped Dec 1992.
    wa135 hc.2 1963     XR510: ff 19 Dec 1963, dd 6 Jan 1964. HOCF/BZ by Sep 1970, w/o 12 Nov 1970 with HOCF as /BZ, in mid air collision with XT679/BU at RAF Odiham.
    wa139 hc.2 1964     XR517: ff 22 Jan 1964, dd 3 Feb 1964. /G by Jun 1968. 72 Sq/AN by Sep 1972 still Sep 1978, 72 Sq/N by May 1984 still 1987, to DARA Fleetlands 11 Feb 1997. Sold.
    wa140 hc.2 1964     XR518: RAF in July 1991 22Sqn.
    wa143 hc.2 1963     XR521: First flew 16 Apr 1964 as HC.2, delivered 30 Apr 1964. Eventually to 2 FTS, wfu and stored at RAF Shawbury.
Uruguayan Navy 082: To Uruguay Jan 1998. Delivered 20 Feb 1998.
    wa144 hc.2 1964     XR522: ff 22 Apr 1964, dd 1 May 1964 . 78 Sq/O by 1965, HOCF/BW by Sep 1970, 84 Sq A Flt/Spades by May 1984, 28Sq/I by 1987, 28Sq/A by Sep 1996. Sold 1997.
uruguay air force 071: Gate Guardian Grupo 1 FAU at Carrasco air base
    wa148 hc.2 1964     XR526: ff 24 Aug 1964, dd 23 Sep 1964. w/o 27 May 1970 with 72 Sq, to RAF Odiham as 8147M, RAE Farnborough, G.I. Sherborne, Yeovil.  Sold.
    WA150 hc.2 1964     XR528: ff 4 Nov 1964, dd 10 Dec 1964, 78 Sq/F, /BZ by Sep 1971, 28 Sq/A by Dec 1982 still Mar 1987, RAF Benson by Mar 1988, 72 Sq/T by Mar 1989 still Mar 1997, WSF/HMF by Jan 1988, G.I. RAF St Mawgan by Mar 1998, A2711/-DD G.I. Culdrose by Mar 2001, to HMS Sultan 2002, then RAF Lyneham by Feb 2007 and Lyneham fire dump by May 2007.
    wa176 1964     XS507: ex FAA Wessex HU.5. To 606Sq (Royal Aux AF) for Helicopter Support training by Mar 2009.
Royal Navy XS507: dd 27/08/1964, 707 Sq/W-CU by 1965, still Jun 1967 still 1969, 845 Sq/C by Sep 1969, 846 Sq/XC-CU by Jul 1971, 772 Sq/513-PO by Jul 1976, Damaged on 4 Aug 1978 when rolled over following severe vibrations during take off from a ship while with 772 Sqdn/513-PO. 847 Sq/XU May 1982 - seconded to 848 Sq D Flt June 1982 (to replace damaged XT486), 707 Sq/RN for the Royal Naval Presentation Team by Jun 1984 still May 1985, 772Sq/627-PO by 1987. to A2762 Lee by Oct 1995, to A2674 G.I. Gosport /27 by Jan 2000, still Apr 2007. To Royal Aux AF.
    wa195 hc.2 1965     XS676: First flew 15 Feb 1965 as HC.2, delivered 24 Mar 1965. Eventually to 2 FTS, wfu and stored at RAF Shawbury.
Uruguayan Navy 083: To Uruguay Jan 1998. Delivered 20 Feb 1998.

Uruguayan Navy 083: w/o mar01 crash at sea during a rescue
    wa198 hc.2 1965     XS679: First flew 28 Apr 1965 as HC.2, delivered 5 May 1965. Eventually to 2 FTS/WG, wfu and stored at RAF Shawbury.
    XS679: RAF in July 1991 /WG 2FTS.
Uruguayan Navy 084: To Uruguay Jan 1998. Delivered 20 Feb 1998.
    wa528 hc.2 1966     XT601:
    XT601: ff 13 Mar 1966, dd 18 Jun 1966, Wessex SAR Flt. Muharraq by Dec 1967, 72 Sq/AH by Jul 1977 still Sep 1978, to 22 Sq A Flt by Sep 1983, to 22 Sq C Flt by Sep 1996, to 9277M G.I. Odiham (composite with XS498).
    wa530 hc.2 1966     XT603: First flew 10 Jun 1966 as HC.2, delivered 29 Jun 1966. Eventually to 2 FTS, wfu and stored at RAF Shawbury.
Uruguayan Navy 085: To Uruguay Jan 1998. Delivered 20 Feb 1998.
    wa531 hc.2 1966     XT604: ff 7 Jul 1966, dd 2 Aug 1966 to RAF. Wessex HAR.2  78Sq, Muharraq SAR Flt, 78 Sq, 103 Sq. 22 Sq A Flt by May 1984, SARTU by Jul 1993. Last flew 1995 with 9000+ hours (thanks M Lindsey). To DARA Fleetlands by Jan 1999. Sold Mar 2000.
m lindsey XT604: To Air & Ground Aviation (Staffordshire). Acquired by M Lindsey 2002 and moved to East Midlands Aeropark by Jun 2003. Still there Oct 2004.
    wa547 hc.2 1967     XT679: ff 8 Mar 1967, dd 31 Mar 1967. w/o 12 Nov 1970 with HOCF as /BU, mid air collision with XR510 HOCF/BZ at Odiham.
    wa623 hc.2 1968     XV728: f/f 25 Apr 1968, d/d 10 May 1968 to RAF. To 18 Sq, to CFS, to 2FTS by 1981, to 72 Sq/A by 1983 still 1987 (named Argonaut). Last flight to DARA Fleetlands 20 Feb 1997, clocking up 12,031 flying hours, sold Jun 1998 to Newark Air Museum.
newark air museum XV728: Sold Jun 1998 from DARA Fleetlands to Newark Air Museum and arrived by road 18 Aug 1998 for preservation, still there Jun 2005.
    wa627 hcc.4 1969     XV732: First flew 17 Mar 1969, delivered 25 Jun 1969 to RAF for the Queens Flight. To 32 (The Royal) Sqdn 31 Mar 1995, DARA Shawbury on 28 Apr 1998 being stored for RAF Museum, pres. RAF Museum Hendon by Oct 2003.
    wa628 hcc.4 1969     XV733: 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. 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. 15 Nov 2001 delivered to the Museum. To become the second Queens Flight helicopter (a Whirlwind HCC.12 is there) in the collection
    22 C/N found in this Organisation




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