Helicopter Accidents

Year 1977 accidents

Westland Wasp Accidents

Year	Version	C/N
1977	Wasp	f.9558	XS531 : to Lee dump by Oct 1979
1977	Wasp	f.9586	XT416 : dd 03 Dec 1964 to RN; 829 Sq/183-ES Eskimo Flt by early 1965; 829 Sq Naiad Flt/470-NA by Apr 1967 still Mar 1970; RNAY Fleetlands by Jun 1970; 829 Sq /472 by Sep 1970 still Feb 1971; NASU Culdrose by Jul 1972 still Feb 1973; to NASU Yeovilton May 1973; 829 Sq Trials Flt uncoded by Nov 1973 still Aug 1974; 829 Sq Zulu Flt/442 by Feb 1975 still Jul 1976, crushed in deck lift accident and w/o 20 Jul 1977; RNAY Fleetlands dump as /442 by Aug 1977 still 1985.
1977	Wasp	f.9589	XT419 : dd 23 Dec 1964 to RN as XT419. RAF Bahrain SAR Flt/422 by 1965 still 1970, RNAY Fleetlands by Oct 1971 still Feb 1972, 829 Sq Phoebe Flt/472 by Jul 1972, marked as the fictitious /471 Hero Flt for BBC TV Series Warship Jan 1973 still Jul 1973, 829 Sq Phoebe Flt/471 by Jul 1974, 829 Sq Galatea Flt/452 by Oct 1974, RNAY Wroughton by Apr 1975 still May 1977 (with Engadine Flt badge on doors). To G-17-1 sold to Brazilian Navy (FAMB).
1977	Wasp	f.9730	XV635 : w/o 05apr77, 829 sqd