Westland Wessex HAS.1

C/N wa 54

Built 1962 - Written off 1970





Helicopter Westland Wessex HAS.1 Serial wa 54 Register XP103 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1962. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XP103

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

Westland Wessex HAS.1, c/n WA054, f/f: 20/01/1962
del Royal Navy as XP103, 02/1962
w/o 11/02/1970.
845Sq/A-A by Apr 1962, 845Sq/W-B by Apr 1964
737 Sq/526-PO by Jul 1966
To Yeovil Apr 1967 for conv HAS.3. 737 NAS
1970-02-11 Accident
Westland Wessex HAS.3 HAS.3 706Sq/571-CU by Mar 1969, w/o 11 Feb 1970 with 706Sq, ditched in Falmouth Bay following engine failure. 706 NAS
1970-03-25 A HMS Thunderer G I Airframe Wreckage recovered to Falmouth
to AIU Lee Feb 1970
following investigations, to RNEC Manadon 25 Mar 1970. SoC Apr 1970.




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