Westland Wessex HAS.1

C/N wa 31

Built 1961 - Written off 1981





Helicopter Westland Wessex HAS.1 Serial wa 31 Register XM872 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1961. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XM872

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

Westland Wessex HAS.1, c/n WA031, f/f:?
del Royal Navy as XM872, 17/07/1961
conv HAS.3, unk
w/o 11/03/1981.
819 Sq/320 by Jan 1962, still 1965. 819 NAS
1979-07-22noted 22jul79 at HMS Osprey RNAS Portland coded 662-PO

Westland Wessex HAS.3 To Westland early 1966 for conv to HAS.3, completed mid 1967. 706Sq/569-CU by summer 1967, RNAY Wroughton by Feb 1973, 737 Sq/662-PO by Jan 1976, w/o 11 Mar 1981 with 737 Sq when ditched off Portland, following an engine fire. 737 NAS




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