Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa489 Register XT767 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) Track service timeline and current status.

By Steve Mills

Aircraft History

Fleet Air Arm
XT767
1967-02-04	Westland Wessex HU.5 del Royal Navy 04feb67 w/o 03dec84 hit Portland harbour wall and crashed into sea, pilot killed
1979-01-31	about 1976 noted RNAS Yeovilton coded OD/VR 846Sqd, RFA Olmedia Flight 31Jan79 noted RNAS Lee-on-Solent coded LS/811 of 781Squadron SAR Flight 28Feb82 noted RNAS Portland coded PO/624 of 772Squadron w/o 03dec84 Portland harbour wall, sadly killing the Captain of RNAS Portland 772 NAS
1980-02-02	A EGHF	02 coded LS/811 of 781Squadron SAR Flight at RNAS Lee-on-Solent 781 NAS

1983-06-23	A EGHF	RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus) of 772 Sq detached from Portland to operate the SAR flight. Now painted olive green post Falklands war. 772 NAS

1983-06-29	A EGHF	coded 624 / PO of 772 Sq at RNAS Lee-on-Solent on detached duties from RNAS Portland as one of 2 Wessex HU5s covering the SAR duties for the Portsmouth area after 781 Sq SAR flight was disbanded in 1982 to provide aircraft for the Falklands war. 772 NAS

1984-08-25	B HMNB Portsmouth	Navy Days 1984 772 NAS / 624-PO displayed at Portsmouth Navy Days 1984 772 NAS

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XT767 Wessex HU.5 Royal Navy (C/N wa489)

Westland Wessex HU.5

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XT767

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