1988 to 2002


malaysia 499 skuadron

Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia

499 squadron
Royal Malaysian Navy



Formed in 1988 to operate the Small Ship's Wasp flights at TLDM Naval Base, Lumut. Commissioned in 1990.  Wasps began to be withdrawn towards the end of 2000, completed by Sep 2002.



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  Locations


YearsLocationICAO/FAA
1988/02KD Rajawali, Lumut Naval BaseWMLH




helicopter   Models


Years Models
1988/02 Wasp






Construction Numbers (Not all in this unit)


C/N VersionBuiltIn this OrgIn other Org
f.9667 Wasp 1966 M499-01: d/d 08 Dec 1966 to UK RN as XT785, d/d 08/1992 to Malaysian Navy as M499-0+
Royal Navy XT785: RN; 1985 829Sqn /462
Royal Navy XT785: 22Jul79 as /635 703Sqn Portland Open Day
Royal Navy XT785: 26 Aug 1986 829 NAS Rothesay Flt vertrep from Ascension Island to ship
f.9727 Wasp 1968 M499-01: ex UK RN XV632. dd 1988 to Malaysian Navy as M499-01 (w/o 1991 ?)
Royal Navy XV632: d/d 11 Dec 1968 to RN. 829 Sq 032 Plymouth Flt/445 by Jun 1969 still Oct 1971 still Apr 1974, 829Sq ...
Royal Navy XV632: 829Sq Berwick Flt/440-BK to Dec 1980, 829Sq Ardent Flt/340-AD by Aug 1977. to Malaysian Navy.
Royal Navy XV632: loaned to HMS Phoebe Flt (still wearing /440-BK) Nov 1977 to Jan 1978, during urgent tasking in Sout...
Royal Navy XV632: type HAS.1 At Mildenhall Air Fete 85
f.9731 Wasp 1969 M499-02: ex UK RN XV636. d/d Mar 1988 to Malaysian Navy as M499-02. wfu 26 Sep 2002
Royal Navy XV636: d/d 3 Jul 1969 to RN. 829Sq Sirius Flt/450-SS by Oct 1969 still Oct 1973.
Royal Navy XV636: Known as Rupert on HMS Sirius Flight
Royal Navy XV636: Nov 1972 from UK to Bermuda and West Indies on HMS Sirius landed: Ponta Delgada - Azores, Bermuda, ...
Royal Navy XV636: 703Sq/507 by Apr 1975; 829Sq Eskimo Flt/453 by Mar 1977 until c Nov 1978; 703Sq by Mar 1980; 829Sq H...
Royal Navy XV636: 829Sq HQ Flt/606 by Dec 1983; RNAY Wroughton by Jul 1986.
Royal Navy XV636: ranged on deck of HMS Tartar at Portsmouth Navy Days 1983
Royal Navy XV636: 829 Sq / 450-SS Sirius Flt, at Farnborough air show 1972
f.9591 Wasp 1964 M499-03: Malaysian Navy (TLDM) d/d 1988, ex XT421, wfu 26sep02
M499-03: 14Apr97 pictured (still with XT421 on the side) on a Malaysian warship
M499-03: pictured (pic2) during an exercise de-brief
Royal Navy XT421: RN; 829 Sq HQ Flt/503 by Oct 1970 still Jul 1972; RNAY Fleetlands by Nov 1972; 829 Sq Arethusa Flt/4...
Malaysian Aviation Training Academy 9M499-03: Instructional air frame at Malaysian Aviation Training Academy,Kuantan. Painted in all white colour ...
f.9666 Wasp 1966 M499-04: d/d 07 Dec 1966 to UK RN as XT784, d/d 08/1992 to Malaysian Navy as M499-0+
M499-04: 31oct11 pictured at Malaysian Airforce Museum in Kuala Lumpur
Royal Navy XT784: Royal Navy HAS1 type; to Malaysia
Royal Navy XT784: 22jul79 noted at Portland 829Sqn coded 432 Scylla Flt
Royal Navy XT784: dd Dec 1966 to long term storage at RNAY Fleetlands; 829 Sq Cleopatra Flt/463 by Oct 1977; 829 Sq Sc...
Royal Navy XT784: Rhyl Flt/446 in flying display at RNAY Fleetlands Jun 1983
f.9665 Wasp 1966 M499-05: d/d 08/1992 to Malaysian Navy as M499-05. wfu 26 Sep 2002
Royal Navy XT783: RN; 1985 829Sqn /470
Royal Navy XT783: 22Jul79 as /504 703Sqn Portland Open Day
Royal Navy XT783: d/d 05 Oct 1966 to UK RN as XT783, straight into storage at RNAY Fleetlands; Lee-on-Solent ?; RNAY W...
f.9721 Wasp 1968 M499-06: ex UK RN as XV626, to Malaysian Navy as M499-06. wfu 26 Sep 2002
M499-06: pictured (pic1) during an exercise de-brief
Royal Navy XV626: 1981 to 1983 Hecate (OSS) flight for op corporate and survey operation Antarctica and south atlantic...
Royal Navy XV626: RN, d/d 18 Jun 1968; 829Sq Andromeda Flt/472-AM by Mar 1969 until c Oct 1970; To AES Lee-on-Solent O...
Royal Navy XV626: 21jul79? noted on dump at Lee-on-Solent
Royal Navy XV626: 28Apr80 noted RNAS Portland coded -.617 of 829 Squadron; 03Sep81 noted RNAS Portland coded -,601 of ...
Royal Navy XV626: 22Apr87 noted RNAS Portland coded HR.325 of 829 Squadron, HMS Herald
Royal Navy XV626: Retrieved from dump and returned to flying condition 1979
f.9596 Wasp 1965 M499-07: ex UK RN XT426. dd Aug 1992 to Malaysian Navy as M499-07. wfu 26 Sep +
Royal Navy XT426: dd 17 May 1965 to RN. 706Sq/64 by Oct 1965, still Jun 1967, 706Sq/80-CU before Apr 1968.
Royal Navy XT426: noted in store RNAY Wroughton
Royal Navy XT426: 829Sq 023 Ajax Flt/421-AJ before 1980, 829Sq 023 Ariadne Flt/455 by Aug 1980 still Mar 1983; To Mal...
Royal Navy XT426: 28 Sep 1972 while with 706 Sq / (5)80 precautionary landing at Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro. Rec...
- F.9596: Helicopter is on display outside the Maritime Museum in Melacca, Malaysia
f.9599 Wasp 1965 M499-08: ex UK RN XT429, d/d 08/1992 to Malaysian Navy as M499-08. wfu 26 Sep 2002
Royal Navy XT429: RN, d/d 01 Jun 1965; Vidal Flt/408 by Jun 1968 until c Mar 1970; Bahrein Station Flt to Jun 1970; RN...
Royal Navy XT429: 22jul79 noted at Portland 829Sqn coded 453 Eskimo Flt
Royal Navy XT429: noted in store RNAY Wroughton
Royal Navy XT429: 829 Sq Plymouth Flt/445-PLY until May 1988, to A2720 1988. To Malaysia 1992.
Royal Navy XT429: as 829 Sq Plymouth Flt/445, attacked and damaged ARA Santa Fe outside Grytviken, South Georgia
Royal Navy XT429: noted RNAS Lee-on-Solent Air Engineering School (AES) as Instructional airframe coded PLY.445
Royal Navy XT429: 829Sq Plymouth Flt, embarked on HMS Plymouth during visit to Plymouth, 5-9 Nov 1981.
f.9672 Wasp 1967 M499-09: d/d 08/1992 to Malaysian Navy as M499-09. wfu 26 Sep 2002
Royal Navy XT790: Royal Navy HAS1 type; to Malaysia
Royal Navy XT790: 22Jul79 as /503 703Sqn Portland Open Day
Royal Navy XT790: HAS.1 d/d 25 May 1967 to UK RN as XT790. 829Sq Zulu Flt/442 by Sep 1970 still Jun 1972; 703Sq/503 by...
f.9661 Wasp 1966 XT779: ex UK RN XT779. dd Aug 1992 to Malaysian Navy (for spares ?). RMN identity+
Royal Navy XT779: dd 30 Jun 1966. To Fleetlands store by Aug 1966; 829Sq Galatea Flt/452 by Feb 1971 until c Aug 1971;...
Royal Navy XT779: 22jul79 829Sqn coded 332
Royal Navy XT779: With 829 NAS 10may82, departed Plymouth embarked F171 HMS Active. Returned 03aug82
Royal Navy XT779: 829 Sq Active Flt/322-AV by Oct 1977. Damaged while landing on RFA Black Rover during storm off Bel...
Royal Navy XT779: 829 Sq by Aug 1984 following repairs; 829 Sq Yarmouth Flt / 456 by Jun 1985 until c Aug 1985; 829 Sq...
Royal Navy XT779: Active Flt / 322-AV in the flying display at Plymouth Navy Days 1980.
f.9673 Wasp 1967 XT791: 21oct78 noted in store RNAY Wroughton
Royal Navy XT791: d/d 08/1992 to Malaysian Navy for spares. RMN identity not known.
Royal Navy XT791: RN; 1985 829Sqn./433
Royal Navy XT791: 6 Jul 1986 departed HMS Drake to embark HMS Euryalus in Plymouth Sound, for deployment to South Atla...
Royal Navy XT791: d/d 21 Jun 1967 to UK RN as XT791, into storage until c Jun 1974; 829 NAS Euryalus Flt/433 Jun 1985 ...
12 C/N found in this Organisation.






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