Westland Wessex HC.2

C/N wa539

Built 1966





Helicopter Westland Wessex HC.2 Serial wa539 Register G-BYRC XT671 used by Royal Air Force RAF. Built 1966. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XT671

united kingdom Royal Air Force

1966Westland Wessex HC.2, c/n WA539, f/f: 21/11/1966
del Royal Air Force as XT671, 05/12/1966
1970-09-13Farnborough Airshow 1970 72Sqn /AW 72 Squadron
AW A EGLF - Farnborough, England
1972-06-01 AD B EGVO - Odiham, England
1979-08-27 C EGAA This aircraft was the Warren Point bombing rescue aircraft and was badly damaged in the second explosion. After transferring casualties to hospital it returned to RAF Aldergrove where it was hangered and put in quarantine. It was examined and then cleaned out, prior to being repaired and returned to service at a later date. I was an RAF Police NCO based at Aldergrove at the time and remember her coming back and being towed straight into the hanger as soon as her rotors stopped. She was then screened from view by ta

G-BYRC

23Sep99
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1999-09-23 D EGKBSold to DANIEL BREM-WILSON Registration cancelled by UKCAA from 02Feb11 until 09Feb11
2009-06-27 D EGKB - Bromley, England UK




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