| By Neil Randell |
Aircraft History |
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| Wessex HU.5 dd 5 Aug 1965 to 845 Sq/F-B by Oct 1965 still May 1966 845 Sq/R-B by Jun 1969 846 Sq/D-CU by Oct 1969 still May 1970 846 Sq/XD by Jul 1971 846Sq/XD-VL by Jun 1972 still Sep 1973 Detached to Resource Flt/XD Dec 1973 and returned 846 Sq/XD before Feb 1974 846 Sq/VA by Aug 1976.  | |||
| 1976 as 846Sq as /VA-VL as lifts off from USS Austin (LPD-4) | |||
| 845 Sq/A-VL by Aug 1977 846 Sq/VR-B by Oct 1978 | |||
| 1979-01 | jan79 confirmed coded B/V-R 846Sqn 846 NAS | ||
| W | 845 Sq/W by Jan 1982 845 Sq E Flt / W, embarked HMS Intrepid off Weymouth on 26 Apr and sailed for Ascension Is. Transferred to RFA Tidepool for onward journey south. After service in theatre, embarked mv Atlantic Causeway and arrived in Devonport on 27 Jul. Still 845 NAS / W Apr 1984. 845 NAS | ||
| 1980s, as HU.5 type 771Sqd /CU-25 on rescue demonstration off St.Mawes Quey 771 NAS | |||
| 1986-05 | 825-CU | 771 Sq/825-CU by May 1986 still Aug 1987 771 NAS | |
| 1987-10-16 | A Trewavas Head | Accident w/o 16 Oct 1987 with 771Sq/825-CU when ditched in Mounts Bay near Porthleven (Cornwall, UK) following engine failure. 771 NAS | |
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