Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa270 Register XT448 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) Track service timeline and current status.
Westland Wessex HU.5, c/n WA270, f/f: 17/02/1965 del Royal Navy as XT448, 05/03/1965 w/o 07/10/1981.
1981-10-07
Accident On a flight between NAS Jacksonville and Camp Lejeune while with 845Sq /S on HMS Hermes, a section of tail rotor failed and the airframe ditched and sank.