Westland Wessex HAS.3

C/N wa241

Built 1965





Helicopter Westland Wessex HAS.3 Serial wa241 Register XT257 used by Ministry of Defence (MoD) Aeroplane & Armaments Experimental Establishment (A&AEE) ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1965. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XT257

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

Westland Wessex HAS.3 pre-production, WA241, f/f 09/05/1967
del Royal Navy as XT257, 1967
to 8719M.
19818719M A EGWN G I Airframe 1 SoTT RAF Halton by 1981, still Apr 1982, to 8719M at Halton by Aug 1983 still May 1984, still Feb 1990
1984-06-238719M A EGWNHAS.3 type GI airframe at Halton 1 SoTT
1994-128719M B EGWC G I Airframe to 2 SoTT RAF Cosford by Dec 1994 leaving shortly after Sep 1998
1998-10 C Charlwood Preserved pres. East Grinstead by Oct 1998
2005-01-20 D Bournemouth Aviation Museum Exhibit to Bournemouth Aviation Museum on 20 Jan 2005 (painted in RAF rescue yellow c/s) still Nov 2008, still Mar 2016

united kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD)

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 Aeroplane & Armaments Experimental Establishment




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