Westland Wasp

C/N f.9607

Built 1965





Helicopter Westland Wasp Serial f.9607 Register XT437 used by Boscombe Down Aviation Collection ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1965. Aircraft history and location



Helicopter Westland Wasp Serial f.9607 Register XT437 used by Boscombe Down Aviation Collection ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1965. Aircraft history and location
By Dave Taskis


Helicopter Westland Wasp Serial f.9607 Register XT437 used by Boscombe Down Aviation Collection ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1965. Aircraft history and location




Aircraft History





XT437

nov65
united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

dd 4 Nov 1965 to RN
829 Sq Cleopatra Flt/463 by Dec 1965
829 Sq Sirius Flt/450-SS by May 1966 (on loan to Cleopatra Flt May-Jul 1966)
829 Sq Arethusa Flt/426-AR by Jun 1970
1971-11Nov 1971 with HMS Arethusa to Bay of Bengal Indo-Pakistan war contingency
Arethusa Flt, loaned to Danae Flt Apr-May 1976
829 Sq Arethusa Flt/426-AR by Jun 1977 still May 1980
829 Sq Diomede Flt/423 by Nov 1987
To A2721 (Mar 1988), A2641, G.I. Boscombe Down
1980-08-30426 A HMD Devonport Navy Days Bacchante Flt / 426 in the flying display at Plymouth Navy Days 1980 (possibly on loan to Dido Flt ?). 829 NAS

feb95
united kingdom Boscombe Down Aviation Collection

2012-07 B EGLSto Boscombe Down Aviation Collection Feb 1995. Moved with the Collection to Old Sarum in Jul 2012 still Jan 2015
2013-11-02 B EGLS02 at the Boscombe Down Aviation Collection, HMS Diomede /423 mrks






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