Westland Wessex HU.5

C/N wa155

Built 1963





Helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa155 Register XS481 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1963. Aircraft history and location



Helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa155 Register XS481 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1963. Aircraft history and location
By Steve Mills



Aircraft History





XS481

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

RN Wessex HU.5 f/f 28dec63, d/d 12dec63
1968-09-16 A EGLFdisplayed at SBAC Farnborough Airshow 16-22sep68 coded T of 845NAS 845 NAS
1979-07848Sq /C-B by 1969
707Sq /WZ-CU by Sep71
707Sq /WZ-VL by Sep73 still Aug76
771Sq /522-CU by Jul79 771 NAS
1980-07-03 B EGHF at RNAS Lee-on-Solent whilst visiting 781Sq SAR flight, Operated by 771 Squadron from RNAS Culdrose


1982-06-06 C HMS Raleigh mv Astronomer allocated to a reformed 848 NAS D Flt to replace losses on mv Atlantic Conveyor, positioned to HMS Raleigh to embark mv Astronomer on 7 Jun. 848 NAS
1997-07-30 Rescue 771 Sq/522 on station with Sea King XZ591, off Gribbin Head (c 5nm SW of Fowey) for recovery of Fuji FA.200 G-BEUB, which had crashed into the sea while photographing competitors in the Tall Ships Race on 30 Jul 1979.
1998-06 D Firbeck Exhibit Pres. SYAM, Firbeck by Jun 1998 still Feb 2000.
2006-03 E EGCI Exhibit to Aeroventure, Doncaster on 24 Aug 2000, still there Mar06, still Oct 2018, still Sep 2019




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