Helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa172 Register XS498 used by Royal Air Force RAF ,Royal Marines RM ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1964. Aircraft history and location
Wessex HU5C. d/d to RN 1964, 848Sq/T-A by 1965, 845Sq, 847 Sq/C-S by 1969, 707Sq/WQ-VL by Mar 1976, Wroughton store by Mar 1982, to NASU Yeovilton by May 1982, to 772Sq (/623-PO, not carried) in low-vis c/s by 28 May 192. To 848Sq D Flt as attrition replacement June 1982 and sent to Falklands on mv Astronomer, arriving early July 1982.
mv Astronomer allocated to a reformed 848 NAS D Flt to replace losses on mv Atlantic Conveyor, positioned to HMS Raleigh to embark mv Astronomer on 7 Jun. 848 NAS
mv Astronomer 848Sq /ZK landed on mv Astronomer in Plymouth Sound 7 Jun 1982, for South Atlantic arriving early Jul, after Operation Corporate had completed.
Returned via Devonport late July 1982 and transferred back to 707Sq At RNAY Fleetlands marked as 707Sq/ZK by Jun 1984. 707 NAS
