Westland Wessex HC.2

C/N wa123

Built 1963





Helicopter Westland Wessex HC.2 Serial wa123 Register XR498 used by Royal Air Force RAF. Built 1963. Aircraft history and location



Helicopter Westland Wessex HC.2 Serial wa123 Register XR498 used by Royal Air Force RAF. Built 1963. Aircraft history and location
By Dave Taskis


Helicopter Westland Wessex HC.2 Serial wa123 Register XR498 used by Royal Air Force RAF. Built 1963. Aircraft history and location




Aircraft History





XR498

17Jul63
united kingdom Royal Air Force

1969-05May69 as 72Sqn /M participated in Daily Mail Trans Atlantic Air Race 72 Squadron Daily Mail Atlantic Air Race
1970 as 72Sqn /AM at Farnborough Airshow 72 Squadron
1996-05-25 X A EGUN - Mildenhall, England
1997-06-22X B EGAA Air Show 1997 in Aldergrove Air Show static display while with 72 Sq / X 72 Squadron
1998-03X B EGAAnoted at Aldergrove. 72 Squadron Operation Banner
1999 72Sqn /X 72 Squadron
2000-06-24 X C EGXW - Waddington, England
2001-05-02 D EGOS Stored wfu and to Shawbury for storage.
2003-06-039342M E EGWC G I Airframe to DCAE Cosford as 9342M
2006-06-11 X E EGWC - Cosford, England
2007-06-10 X E EGWC - Cosford, England
2016-12 F EGHQ RAF St Mawgan, Cornwall
Painted in SAR colours and was to have been stilted on the gate by Dec16
2017-06-11 E EGWC at RAF Cosford Air Show, minus tail rotor. RAF Cosford Air Show 2017


2018-03-08 E EGWC - Cosford, England
2022-06-12 E EGWCWessex HC.2 at RAF Cosford Air Show 2022 RAF Cosford Air Show 2022






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