Westland Wessex HU.5

C/N wa154

Built 1963 - Written off 1982





Helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa154 Register XS480 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1963. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XS480

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

1971-10-31 A LMML Damaged 845 Sq/C-B by May 1971. Damaged during tornado at RAF Luqa on 31 Oct 1971. 845 NAS RAF Luqa tornado
845Sq/C-A by Sep 1972, 845Sq/C-H by Sep 1973, 846Sq/VZ by Jan 1977, 845Sq/Z-VL by Dec 1977 still Jul 1978, 846Sq/VT-B by Nov 1978 still Jul 1979, NASU-VL /VT by Mar 1982, 707Sq/WQ by Apr 1982, 848Sq D Flt/WQ Apr 1982. 707 NAS
1979-01jan79 confirmed coded B/V-T 846Sqn 846 NAS
1982-05-25Westland Wessex HU.5, c/n WA154, f/f:?
del Royal Navy as XS480, 12/1963
w/o 25may82 with loss of Atlantic Conveyor, Falklands War
ff 21 Nov 1963. To Boscombe Down by Dec 1963, 700Sq 700V IFTU/B by Feb 1964, 848Sq/B-A by May 1964, RNAY Fleetlands by Apr 1967
846Sq/B-CU by Jul 1968, 845Sq/C-A by Jan 1970 845 NAS
B South Atlantic (AC) mv Atlantic Conveyor w/o 25 May 1982 lost in South Atlantic as 848Sq/WQ when mv Atlantic Conveyor sunk by Exocet missile. 848 NAS Operation Corporate




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