| By Dave Taskis |
| By Steve Mills |
Wasp XT787
Aircraft History |
XT787 | |||
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| Royal Navy HAS1 type d/d 1967 1982 to New Zealand Nayy | |||
| delivered to RNAY Fleetlands straight into storage Feb 1967 at RNAY Wroughton by Jul 1976 still Mar 1977 829Sq Leander Flt/476-LE by Jul 1977 still Jul 1979  | |||
| 1979-07-22 | 22jul79 noted at Portland 829Sqn coded 446 Rhyl Flt 829 NAS | ||
| 703Sq by Jun 1980 RNAY Wroughton to New Zealand as NZ3905 703 NAS | |||
NZ3905 | |||
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| To RNZN Sep 1982 as airfreight. Retired 1997, sold to Westlands. | |||
| 1984-02-29 | A EGDP | RNAS Portland at RNAS Portland disembarked from HMNZS Southland, hosted by 829 Squadron for the visit | |
G-KAXT | |||
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| to Westland WSM Oct 1999 to at least Apr 2000 became G-KAXT 5 Mar 2002. At Cranfield, Bedfordshire painted as XT787 and moved to North Weald. Based at Middle Wallop Nov 2011. Sold by Kennet Aviation in Aug 2012 and re-reg G-KAXT Nov 2012. Reported still flying. | |||
| 2011-09-24 | 24sep11 video at Shuttleworth, UK. Thanks Raul Hrubisko | ||
| 2015 | B EGVP | Flying from Middle Wallop, occasionally with Scout XT626 as the Westland Pair | |
XT787 | |||
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| 2017-07-08 | C EGDY | in 829 NAS Endurance Flt scheme, at RNAS Yeovilton Air Day 2017 Yeovilton Air Day 2017 | |
| 2019-03-09 | D Higher Purtington | G-KAXT as XT787 at Higher Purtington Historic Helicopters Open Day 2019 | |
| 2019-05-30 | 30may19 09:05 hs over Tewkesbury, NW at approx 500 feet | ||
| 2019-07-13 | C EGDY | , in the flying display at RNAS Yeovilton 2019 as XT787 in marks of 829 Sq Endurance Flt. RN International Air Day 2019 | |
| 2021-08-05 | in the Flying Display at Historic Helicopters Chard Equestrain Ctr | ||
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