Westland Wessex HAS.1

C/N wa 55

Built 1962 - Written off 1972





Helicopter Westland Wessex HAS.1 Serial wa 55 Register XP104 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1962. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XP104

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

Westland Wessex HAS.1, c/n WA055, f/f:?
del Royal Navy as XP104, 20/02/1962
w/o 06/01/1972.
845Sq/B-A by May 1962, heavy landing after losing power in Brunei 22 Jan 1963, shipped to UK for repair
815Sq/303-R May 1965. To conv HAS.3. 815 NAS

Westland Wessex HAS.3 HAS.3 820Sq/412-BL by Apr 1969, 820Sq/410-BL by Sep 1969 still Aug 1971 820 NAS
1971-07-02 A HMNB Portsmouth HMS Blake 2 Jul 1971 Aboard HMS Blake as 820 Sq / 410-BL, while in Portsmouth (also aboard on 28 Aug 1971).
1972-01-06 Accident w/o 6 Jan 1972 with 820Sq, ditched in the Mediterranean Sea off Malta, wreckage recovered. SoC 15 Feb 1972 820 NAS




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