Westland Wessex HU.5

C/N wa489

Built 1967 - Written off 1984





Helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa489 Register XT767 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1967. Aircraft history and location



Helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa489 Register XT767 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1967. Aircraft history and location
By Steve Mills


Helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa489 Register XT767 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1967. Aircraft history and location



Helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa489 Register XT767 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1967. Aircraft history and location




Aircraft History





XT767

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

1967-02-04Westland Wessex HU.5 del Royal Navy 04feb67
w/o 03dec84 hit Portland harbour wall and crashed into sea, pilot killed
1979-01-31about 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 EGHF02 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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