XR516 Wessex HC.2 RAF (C/N wa138)

Westland Wessex HC.2

Construction Number: wa138


Built 1964





Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Wessex HC.2 Serial wa138 Register XR516 used by Royal Air Force RAF Track service timeline and current status.



Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Wessex HC.2 Serial wa138 Register XR516 used by Royal Air Force RAF Track service timeline and current status.
By Andy Marchmont


Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Wessex HC.2 Serial wa138 Register XR516 used by Royal Air Force RAF Track service timeline and current status.




Aircraft History





XR516

united kingdom Royal Air Force

18Sq/E by 1964 still Jun 1968
18Sq/BE by Sep 1976 still Jul 1979
2 FTS / WB by May 1984 still 1987
Shawbury store by Feb 1999, 18 Squadron
1964-01-16Westland Wessex HC.2, c/n WA138, f/f 16jan64
del Royal Air Force as XR516 03feb64
to A2709, unk
pres. Shawbury, unk.
1994-07-24WB A Weston Beach Gardens HeliDays 1994 noted at Weston-super-Mare airshow 2FTS
1999 B HMS Sultanex 2 FTS / WB. Departed Shawbury storage for HMS Sultan mid 2FTS
2009-03-19 at RAF Shawbury


2012-11-22 C EGOS preserved gate guardian at RAF Shawbury


2013-01 C EGOS Gate Guard




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