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XT763 Wessex HU.5 Royal Navy (C/N wa485)

Westland Wessex HU.5

Construction Number: wa485

Built 1966 - Written off 1980

Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa485 Register XT763 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) Track service timeline and current status.

Aircraft History

Fleet Air Arm
XT763
		Used Jan-Apr 1967 in a joint NARIU and 707Sq equipment trial, 845 Sq/T-B by Jun 1968, 845Sq/T-A by Jul 1970 707 NAS
1971-10-31		A LMML	Damaged 845 Sq/T-B by May 1971. Damaged during tornado at RAF Luqa on 31 Oct 1971. 845 NAS RAF Luqa tornado
1979-07-22		22jul79 coded 513-PO with 772NAS 772 NAS
1980-05-22		Westland Wessex HU.5 d/d Royal Navy as XT763, 29nov1966 w/o 22may80 ditched Weymouth Bay, Dorset
		Accident Wroughton store by Apr 1972, 772Sq/515-PO by Jul 1976 still May 1979, w/o 22 May 1980 with 772Sqd when ditched in Weymouth Bay following loss of transmission oil pressure. Wreck at Portland by Jul 1980. 772 NAS

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