XP110 Wessex HAS.3 Royal Navy (C/N wa 61)

Westland Wessex HAS.1

Construction Number: wa 61


Built 1962 Wessex HAS.3 - Written off 1978





Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Wessex HAS.1 Serial wa 61 Register XP110 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) Converted to Wessex HAS.3 Track service timeline and current status.





Aircraft History





XP110

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

Westland Wessex HAS.1, c/n WA061, f/f:?
del Royal Navy as XP110, 04/04/1962
conv HAS.3, unk
to A2636, unk
xfer AESS Gosport, Hampshire, unk.
HAS.1 del RN Apr 1962
737 Sq /776-PO Jul 1962, later became /526-PO
for HAS.3 conv 737 NAS
1965-11 A EGHG Conv HAS.3
Westland Wessex HAS.3 to Yeovil for HAS.3 conversion Nov 1965. completed May 1967.
HAS.3 706 Sq / 568-CU Jul 1967
Wroughton store by Apr 1972 706 NAS
737 Sq / 665-PO by May 1976
737 Sq Antrim Flt (loan ?) / (406) by Jan 1978
1978-09-15w/o 15sep78 ditched into the English Channel 15m off Portland Bill, Dorset
1978-10 B EGVF Repaired Wreck recovered and repairs at Fleetlands started Oct 1978
737 Sq / 655-PO by Jul 1981 737 NAS
1982-07-01655 C EGDYnoted at Yeovilton 737 NAS
1983-06-11655-PO B EGVF Open Day 737 Sq/655-PO in flying display at RNAY Fleetlands Jun 1983 737 NAS
1985-04 B EGVF G I Airframe Wroughton by Jan 1984
Fleetlands by Apr 1985 as G I. A2728. Still at Fleetlands but renumbered A2714 by Jun 1988. Renumbered again when downgraded, to A2636 in 1993
1999-05-28 D HMS SultanNoted at AESS HMS Sultan coded 55-FL
2019-04 D HMS SultanInstructional airframe HMS Sultan repainted as XP142 "Humphrey" by




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