Westland Wessex HAS.1

C/N wa 79

Built 1962 - Written off 1962





Helicopter Westland Wessex HAS.1 Serial wa 79 Register XP146 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1962. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XP146

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

Westland Wessex HAS.1, c/n WA079, f/f:?
del Royal Navy as XP146, 30/07/1962
w/o 17/08/1962. (Only 19 days on strength before being written off!)
built as HAS.1, ff 13 Jul 1962, dd to Fleetlands 30 Jul 1962. 737 Sq/771-PO by Oct 1962. Ditched and sank 17 Oct 1962 while operating from Portland. Airframe recovered to AIU Lee-on-Solent. 737 NAS
1963-05 A HMS Thunderer G I Airframe GI to RNEC Manadon by May 1963, Plymouth




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