Westland Wessex HU.5

C/N wa482

Built 1966





Helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa482 Register XT760 used by Royal Marines RM ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1966. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XT760

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

Wessex HU.5 d/d 10 Oct 1966, 847 Sq/A-S by 1969, 846Sq/VS-B by Jul 1979. Fleetlands by Mar 1982, 707Sq May 1982, 848Sq C Flt/WV on RFA Olwen Jun 1982, 848Sq C Flt/WV by Sep 1982, 845Sq/WV by Oct 1982 and returned to UK Dec 1982, 845Sq/J by Apr 1984, to RNAY Fleetlands by Jun 1984, 772Sq A Flt/418-PO by 1987, to AES Lee-on-Solent 28 Feb 1991 as A2669, RNAY Wroughton.
1979-01jan79 confirmed coded B/V-S 846Sqn 846 NAS
1991-06-25 A HMS Thunderer G I Airframe To RNEC Manadon as /418 on 25 Jun 1991.
To ETS-CU 6 May 1992, to AES Lee-on-Solent 16 Dec 1992 still Sep 1995. To AESS HMS Sultan Gosport by Feb 1997 and fitted with rear fuselage from HC.2 XT604. Used in Horsea Lake by HMS Excellent (RN Portsmouth Diving School) by 1997.

united kingdom Royal Marines

847 Sqn Mar/Apr69 as /A 847NAS 1969




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