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    c/n f.9669


    Year 1966




    Helicopter Westland Wasp Serial f.9669 Register XT787 G-KAXT NZ3905 used by Royal New Zealand Navy ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1966. Aircraft history and location



    Helicopter Westland Wasp Serial f.9669 Register XT787 G-KAXT NZ3905 used by Royal New Zealand Navy ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1966. Aircraft history and location
    By Dave Taskis


    Helicopter Westland Wasp Serial f.9669 Register XT787 G-KAXT NZ3905 used by Royal New Zealand Navy ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1966. Aircraft history and location



    Helicopter Westland Wasp Serial f.9669 Register XT787 G-KAXT NZ3905 used by Royal New Zealand Navy ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1966. Aircraft history and location
    By Steve Mills






    Wasp XT787





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    XT787

    united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

    feb67

    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
    1979-07-2222jul79 noted at Portland 829Sqn coded 446 Rhyl Flt 829 NAS
    703Sq by Jun 1980
    RNAY Wroughton
    to New Zealand as NZ3905 703 NAS

    NZ3905

    new zealand Royal New Zealand Navy

    sep82

    To RNZN Sep 1982 as airfreight. Retired 1997, sold to Westlands.
    1984-02-29AEGDP RNAS Portland at RNAS Portland disembarked from HMNZS Southland, hosted by 829 Squadron for the visit



    G-KAXT

    -

    mar02

    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.
    2011-09-2424sep11 video at Shuttleworth, UK. Thanks Raul Hrubisko
    2015BEGVP Flying from Middle Wallop, occasionally with Scout XT626 as the Westland Pair

    XT787

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    nov12

    2017-07-08CEGDY in 829 NAS Endurance Flt scheme, at RNAS Yeovilton Air Day 2017 Yeovilton Air Day 2017


    2019-03-09DHigher Purtington G-KAXT as XT787 at Higher Purtington Historic Helicopters Open Day 2019


    2019-05-3030may19 09:05 hs over Tewkesbury, NW at approx 500 feet
    2019-07-13CEGDY, in the flying display at RNAS Yeovilton 2019 as XT787 in marks of 829 Sq Endurance Flt. RN International Air Day 2019
    2021-08-05in the Flying Display at Historic Helicopters Chard Equestrain Ctr



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