Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa158 Register XS484 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) ,Ministry of Defence MoD Track service timeline and current status.

By Steve Mills

Aircraft History

31Jan64 Ministry of Defence
XS484
1964-01-31	A EGHG	delivered to MoD (then Ministry of Aviation) development and test fleet at Yeovil. Spent much of its life in development and trials, only being released into RN service to make up for attrition during Operation Corporate.
1964-09-09	B EGLF	SBAC Air Show 1964 shown at 1964 Farnborough Airshow
03Jun82 Fleet Air Arm
	Westland Wessex HU.5, c/n WA157, f/f:? del Royal Navy as XS483, 25/01/1964 scr. Lee-on-Solent, 1995.
1979-01-31	C EGHF	at RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus), operated by NATIU (Trials unit)

1982-11-12	D Norton Heliport, Dartmouth	771Sq uncoded noted visiting the Norton pad on 12 Nov 1982 771 NAS
1993-09	E EGCN	Stored stored at RAF Finningley by Sep 1993.
1996 -
1996-02	F Stock	Breakers Yard Noted at Hanningfield Metals Feb 1996

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XS484 Wessex HU.5 (C/N wa158)

Westland Wessex HU.5

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