Westland Wessex HAS.31

C/N wa202

Built 1962 - Written off 1989





Helicopter Westland Wessex HAS.31 Serial wa202 Register N7-202 used by Fleet Air Arm (RAN) RAN (Royal Australian Navy). Built 1962. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





N7-202

australia Fleet Air Arm (RAN)

1962-09-29Westland Wessex HAS.31A, c/n WA202, f/f:31/08/62
del RAN as N7-202, 882, 29Sep62
recoded 812, unk
ditched 8/8/89 due to ground resonance from HMAS Success during Kangaroo 89
Lt(P) White RAN, Lt(P)Lister RAN & LSA Knolls
Crew rescued, Helo recovered
To Darwin Aviation Museum 11/89.
1975-01 A YPDN Darwin area took part in relief operations as HS-817/812, from HMAS Melbourne. Cyclone Tracy relief operations

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1990-03 B Darwin Aviation Museum Exhibit to Darwin Aviation Museum as one of the founding exhibits, in Navy colours as N7-202/(8)12. After a a major restoration project in 2006, still there by Mar 2008.




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