Westland Wessex HAS.1

C/N wa 30

Built 1961 - Written off 1975





Helicopter Westland Wessex HAS.1 Serial wa 30 Register XM871 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1961. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XM871

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

1961-06-20Westland Wessex HAS.1, c/n WA030, f/f:?
del Royal Navy as XM871, 20jun61
conv HAS.3
w/o 21aug75
HAS.1 700H Sq/507 by Aug 1961, 706Sq/507-CU by Jan 1962. 706 NAS
1966-03 Conv to HAS.3
Westland Wessex HAS.3 Conv HAS.3 Sep 1964-Mar 1966
As HAS.3, 820Sq/410-BL by Aug 1971 until at least Sep 1972
1972-06-15 A HMNB Portsmouth HMS Blake 15 Jun 1972 Aboard HMS Blake as 820 Sq / 410-BL, while in Portsmouth
Engadine Flt/410-EN by Dec 1973, 737 Sq Glamorgan Flt/400-GL by May 1974.
1975-08-21 B Red Sea Red Sea As HAS.3, w/o 21 Aug 1975 with 737 Sq/400-GL when it crashed into the Red Sea, operating from HMS Glamorgan, and sank during failed recovery attempt.




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