Westland Wessex HC.2

C/N wa142

Built 1964 - Scrapped 2004





Helicopter Westland Wessex HC.2 Serial wa142 Register XR520 used by Royal Air Force RAF. Built 1964. Aircraft history and location



Helicopter Westland Wessex HC.2 Serial wa142 Register XR520 used by Royal Air Force RAF. Built 1964. Aircraft history and location
By Peter Mitrovitch



Aircraft History





XR520

united kingdom Royal Air Force

Westland Wessex HC.2, c/n WA142, f/f: 19/02/1964
del Royal Air Force as XR520, 30/04/1964
scrapped at H. Williams, Hitchin, 04/2004.
1969-09-20B A EGUB Benson Air Show 1969 at 1969 Air Show 72 Squadron
1970-09 B EGLF SBAC 1970 Farnborough Airshow 1970 72Sqn /AB 72 Squadron
72 Sq/B by 1965 still Jun 1968
72 Sq/AB by Aug 1970 still Sep 1980
22 Sq by Oct 1984 72 Squadron
1992-07-2929jul92 as SAR type with 22 Sqd A Flight at RAF Chivenor


1999-07-13 C HMS Sultan Stored DARA Shawbury store by Feb 1999
G.I. HMS Sultan Gosport arrived 13 Jul 1999, still there Jan 2000.




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