Westland Wessex HAS.1

C/N wa 2

Built 1958 - Scrapped 1992





Helicopter Westland Wessex HAS.1 Serial wa 2 Register XL728 used by Ministry of Defence (MoD) RAE ,Westland ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1958. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XL728

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

Westland Wessex HAS.1 f/f 16sep58
conv to Mk.5 (hybrid)
to Brawdy Fire Dump 1988
scrapped 1992

united kingdom Westland

industrial airframe for engine development from 1958, with spells at Napier and Westland. Spent some time in storage before 1966.

united kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD)

1971-05 A EGLF
Westland Wessex HU.5 RAE Farnborough by May 1971 still Sep 1972, (with A Flt, Mar 1978), still 1980 still Sep 1984 RAE
1985-12-09 B Pendine Sandsto Pendine Ranges by early 1986, to Brawdy dump
1988-08 C EGDA Dumped on Brawdy fire dump by Aug 1988
scrapped by 1992.




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