Helicopter Westland Wessex HAS.3 Serial wa241 Register XT257 used by Fleet Air Arm (Royal Navy) Ministry of Defence (MoD). Built 1965. Aircraft history
1 SoTT RAF Halton by 1981, still Apr 1982, to 8719M at Halton by Aug 1983 still May 1984 to 2 SoTT RAF Cosford by Dec 1994 leaving shortly after Sep 1998.
Bournemouth Aviation MuseumExhibit ( 20-jan-05 ) to Bournemouth Aviation Museum on 20 Jan 2005 (painted in RAF rescue yellow c/s) still Nov 2008, still Mar 2016
converted to HAS.3 prototype while on HAS.1 line, Westland and ff 9 May 1965 A&AEE by Jul 1966 major overhaul at Westland by Mar 1972 A&AEE by May 1972 until c Nov 1977, soc Sep 1981 Aircraft Retired / Not available by 1981
XT257 
