Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa281 Register XT459 used by Royal Marines RM ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) Track service timeline and current status.
Wessex HU.5 d/d 6 Jul 1965, 847 Sq/B-S by 1969, 846Sq/VB-A by 1972, 848Sq/VJ by Aug 1976. 845Sq/(Y)B by Mar 1982, Delivered to Ascension Island by Heavylift Belfast as an attrition replacement.. 845 NAS
845Sq D Flt/(Y)B May 1982, to 845Sq C Flt/(Y)B Jun 1982, tail sliced off on 24 Jun 1982 following landing accident. Airlifted to mv Atlantic Causeway by Chinook 12 Jul 1982 and arrived Devonport 27 Jul 1982 To NASU-VL 29 Jul 1982. 845 NAS
1983-11-07
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Accident 845Sq / (Y)D by May 1983, crashed and w/o 7 Nov 1983 at Setermoen, Norway during Exercise Clockwork Lee-on-Solent dump by Aug 1986. Sold early 1987 845 NAS
1988-02
Breakers Yard at Park Aviation yard (Faygate) by Feb 1988. Gone by Oct 1993.
