Westland Wessex HAS.1

C/N wa 98

Built 1963 - Scrapped 1992





Helicopter Westland Wessex HAS.1 Serial wa 98 Register XS119 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1963. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XS119

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

Westland Wessex HAS.1, c/n WA098, f/f:?
del Royal Navy as XS119, 10/06/1963
perished Predannack 1992.
1964 with HMS Eagle to far east as 292-E
1965-06 A EGHG Conv to HAS.3
Westland Wessex HAS.3 Conversion to HAS.3, completed Dec 1966
HAS.3 700H Sq/583-CU by May 1967
814 NAS /273-V by Oct 1967
NASU CU by Mar 1968
737 NAS /527-PO by Apr 1968, 737 NAS / 654-PO by Nov 1972 737 NAS
1973-08 B EGVFAug 1973 to Fleetlands
1974-07 C EGDT Stored Jul 1974 to Wroughton store
1976-02 D EGDP 737 NAS 737 NAS / 665-PO by Feb 1976. On 3 May 1976, undercarriage collapsed during landing on RFA Engadine off Start Point. to AIU Lee-on-Solent next day by road. To Fleetlands Jul 1976 for repair. Back at 737 NAS as /655-PO by May 1979 until c Nov 1982.
1979-07-2222jul79 coded 655-PO
1982-11 E EGHF AES Nov 1982 to AES Lee-on-Solent, still in 737 Sq marks as /655-PO. Dumped by May 1986. 737 NAS
1986-06 F EGDO Fire training to Predannack around May/Jun 1986 minus tail section. Still there Feb 1990, Jul 1991, burnt by Oct 1992.




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