Westland Wessex HU.5

C/N wa278

Built 1965





Helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa278 Register XT456 used by Royal Marines RM ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1965. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XT456

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

Westland Wessex HU.5, c/n WA278, f/f:?
del Royal Navy as XT456, 06/1965.
707Sq/N by Aug 1965
845Sq/N-B by Sep 1965 still May 1966, 845 Sq/N-A by Jun 1970, 845 Sq/N by May 1971 707 NAS
1971-10-31 A LMML Damaged 845 Sq/N by May 1971. Damaged during tornado at RAF Luqa on 31 Oct 1971. 845 NAS RAF Luqa tornado
845 Sq/N-H by Sep 1973
Culdrose store by Jun 1976
846 Sq/VA-B by Oct 1978 still Jul 1979. 845 NAS
1979-01jan79 coded B/VA 846Sqn 846 NAS
1987-11 B EGAA G I Airframe NASU VL in Nov 1983
to 8941M, G.I. at RAF Aldergrove by Nov 1987, dump by Apr 1999 still Dec 2006

united kingdom Royal Marines

reactivated 847 NAS 07may-24sep 1982 as /XZ 847NAS 1982




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