Westland Wessex HU.5

C/N wa166

Built 1964





Helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa166 Register XS492 used by Royal Air Force RAF ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1964. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XS492

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

Westland Wessex HU.5, c/n WA166, f/f:?
del Royal Navy as XS492, 05/05/1964
G.I. Bardufoss, Norway, unk.
1964-07-23M A Buckingham Palace RM300 848 NAS / M by Jul 1964. Attended Royal Review of Royal Marines on 23 Jul. HU.5 fleet still had the HAS.1 type nose intake at the time. 848 NAS Tercentenary of the Royal Marines
1986-07-12623 B EGVPnoted at Middle Wallop International Air Day. 772 NAS

united kingdom Royal Air Force

1979-09-05 C EGDYRAF Wessex HU.5 on loan to RAF 2FTS at RAF Shawbury EGOS from RN - noted at RNAS Yeovilton coded B 2FTS




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