Westland Wessex HAS.1

C/N wa 86

Built 1962 - Written off 1969





Helicopter Westland Wessex HAS.1 Serial wa 86 Register XP153 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1962. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XP153

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

Westland Wessex HAS.1, c/n WA086, f/f:?
del Royal Navy as XP153, 17/04/1963
conv HAS.3, unk
w/o 25/11/1969.
706Sq/502-CU by Sep 1963, to Yeovil c May 1967 for HAS.3 conv. 706 NAS

Westland Wessex HAS.3 826Sq/143-E by Dec 1968, w/o 25 Nov 1969 with 826Sq (HMS Eagle), ditched off Portugal during Exercise Decamp, after engine failure while operating from RFA Olmeda (A124).




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