Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Wessex HC.2 Serial wa139 Register XR517 used by Everett Aero ,Royal Air Force RAF Track service timeline and current status.

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Aircraft History

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	ff 22 Jan 1964, dd 3 Feb 1964. /G by Jun 1968 72 Sq / AN by Sep 1972 still Sep 1978 72 Squadron
1972-09-04	A EGLF	SBAC Air Show 1972 72 Sq / AN by Sep 1972, at Farnborough 72 Squadron
1983-12-09	B off Muck Island	Rescue 9 Dec 1983 one of 4 Wessex HC.2 from 72 Sq involved in rescue of passengers and crew from mv Antrim Princess, off Larne. 72 Squadron Rescue from mv Antrim Princess
	72 Sq / N by May 1984 still 1987 72 Squadron
	RAF in 1995 /N 60Sqn. 60(R) Squadron
1997-02-11	C EGVF	to DARA Fleetlands 11 Feb 1997.
2004-03-31	D EGAL	Exhibit ex 72 Sq / N. Arrived at Ulster Aviation Society museum Langford Lodge on 31 Mar 2004. Moved to Long Kesh still with UAS on 3 Dec 2005. 72 Squadron
2011-06-11	E Long Kesh	Exhibit preserved at the Ulster Aviation Society at Long Kesh airfield, Lisburn, Northern Ireland

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2001-12	F Abbey Oaks	Sproughton Sold to R Everett, Sproughton by Sep 1998, pres. Shoreham by Dec 2001. To Ulster Aviation Society, Langford Lodge by Dec 2004.

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