Helicopter Westland Wessex HC.2 Serial wa123 Register XR498 used by Royal Air Force RAF. Built 1963. Aircraft history and location By Dave Taskis Aircraft History XR498 17Jul63 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 Send Updates Use APP to upload photo @ (optional) When Now? / / Send