Westland Wessex HU.5

C/N wa158

Built 1963





Helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa158 Register XS484 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) ,Ministry of Defence (MoD). Built 1963. Aircraft history and location



Helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa158 Register XS484 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) ,Ministry of Defence (MoD). Built 1963. Aircraft history and location
By Steve Mills



Aircraft History





XS484

31Jan64
united kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD)

1964-01-31 A EGHGdelivered 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
united kingdom 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, Dartmouth771Sq 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
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1996-02 F Stock Breakers Yard Noted at Hanningfield Metals Feb 1996




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