Westland Wasp

c/n f.9590

Helicopter Westland Wasp Serial f.9590 Register G-CBUI XT420 used by Fleet Air Arm (Royal Navy). Built 1964. Aircraft history

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XT420 Fleet Air Arm		dd 5 Jan 1965 to RN. 829 Sq Nubian Flt/457-NU by Nov 1968, ditched, to Lee-on-Solent by Mar 1970 RNAY Fleetlands by Jul 1970 829 Sq Lowestoft Flt/451-LO by Mar 1971 829 Sq Nubian Flt/457-NU by Apr 1973 still May 1975 829 Sq Aurora Flt/422 by Jul 1976 829 Sq Nubian Flt/457-NU by Jun 1977
XT420 Fleet Air Arm		22jul79 829Sqn coded 422 Aurora Flt
XT420 Fleet Air Arm		829 Sq Aurora Flt/422 by May 1981 still Sep 1981 uncoded Portland Mar 1982 829 Sq Hecla Flt/(416 allocated but not worn), 829 Sq HQ Flt Aug 1982, 829 Sq HQ Flt/604 by Jan 1985 RNAY Wroughton by Apr 1988, RNAY Fleetlands by Sep 1992 sold in UK Apr 1994. Aircraft Retired / Not available by 1994
G-CBUI military helicopters ltd, thru		ex RN XT420. Private East Dereham by Aug 1999, to G-CBUI 5 Aug 2002, Thruxton
G-CBUI		RNAS Yeovilton Yeovilton Air Day 2006 ( 08-jul-06 ) 08Jul06 829 NAS HQ Flt markings / 606, cockpit in the static display at Yeovilton Air Day. Photo by Sam Taskis.