XS497 Wessex HU.5 Royal Navy (C/N wa171)

Westland Wessex HU.5

Construction Number: wa171


Built 1964 - Written off 1965





Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa171 Register XS497 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) Track service timeline and current status.





Aircraft History





XS497

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

Westland Wessex HU.5, c/n WA171, f/f:?
del Royal Navy as XS497, 22/06/1964
w/o 14/12/1965.
1965-12-14 A Bau Accident 848Sq/S-A by Jan 1965, crashed and w/o 14 Dec 1965 after main engines failure near Bau, c 15nm SW of Kuching, Sarawak 848 NAS Konfrontasi




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