XT485 Wessex HU.5 Royal Navy (C/N wa307)

Westland Wessex HU.5

Construction Number: wa307


Built 1966





Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa307 Register XT485 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) ,Royal Marines RM Track service timeline and current status.



Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa307 Register XT485 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) ,Royal Marines RM Track service timeline and current status.
By Steve Mills



Aircraft History





XT485

united kingdom Royal Marines

1969-03K847 Sqn Mar/Apr69 as /K 847NAS 1969

02Jun66
united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

d/d to RN 2 Jun 1966 as HU.5. 847 Sq/K-S by 1969
848Sq/VT-A by Jun 1971, 848Sq/VT-B by sep 1971 still Sep 1974. 771Sq/522-CU by Sep 1979 still 1982, 772Sq A Flt/314-L by early Jul 1982, 772Sq/621-PO by Jul 1982 still May 1984 still Sep 1987, to AES Lee-on-Solent 23 Mar 1988 as A2769 still Jan 1993, A2680 by 1993 still Oct 1995, to AESS HMS Sultan Gosport /-PO by Jun 1996 still Jan 2000, still Apr 2007. 772 NAS
1971-01K-ST Malaysia 847 Sq/K-ST by Dec 1970 (from RFA Stromness) Operation Epigram
1974-03-07 A EHVB 848NAS./VT-B 848 NAS
1974-05-15B-VT A EHVBat Valkenburg 848 NAS
Royal Navy
1982-06-24314-L on HMS Illustrious with 772 Sq, A Flight on work up in preparation to proceed South to the Falklands 772 NAS


Named Waldorf after the old men on the Muppets. Statler was XT458
1982-07-29314-L B EGDYnoted visiting RNAS Yeovilton 772 NAS




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