Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa289 Register XT467 8922M used by Gunsmoke Paintball ,Everett Aero ,Royal Air Force RAF ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) Track service timeline and current status.
Westland Wessex HU.5, c/n WA289, f/f:? del Royal Navy as XT467, 10/1965 to Gutersloh, Germany for G/I as 8922M, 1987 to No.431 MU Bruggen, 1990 to Laarbruch, 1993 to RAF Odiham, 1996 to Bramley camp, unk to Everett Aero, Suffolk, unk to paintball park Hadleigh, Suffolk, 11/2006.
845Sq/G-B by Mar 1966 still Sep 1968 781Sq by Feb 1970 707Sq/WY-VL by Jul 1972 still Sep 1973 still Sep 1974 still Sep 1975 Wroughton store by Aug 1976 771Sq/525-CU by Jul 1979 still Dec 1980 771 NAS
mv Astronomer allocated to a reformed 848 NAS D Flt to replace losses on mv Atlantic Conveyor, positioned to HMS Raleigh to embark mv Astronomer on 7 Jun To 8922M RNAY Wroughton by 1986. 848 NAS
