Westland Wasp

C/N f.9570

Built 1964





Helicopter Westland Wasp Serial f.9570 Register NZ3906 XS543 used by Royal New Zealand Navy ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1964. Aircraft history and location



Helicopter Westland Wasp Serial f.9570 Register NZ3906 XS543 used by Royal New Zealand Navy ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1964. Aircraft history and location
By Dave Taskis



Aircraft History





XS543

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

d/d 3 Apr 1964 to RN, Fleetlands Apr 1964 to Sembawang store by Jun 1964, Sembawang Flt/420-S by Nov 1966 until c Nov 1971, returned to the UK aboard HMS Triumph late 1971 and to RNAY Fleetlands by Mar 1972. To RNAY Wroughton by Oct 1973 until at least Jul 1976, 829 Sq Scylla Flt/432 by Apr 1977 until at least Sep 1978, 703 Sq/602 by Jul 1982. To RNZN.

NZ3906

new zealand Royal New Zealand Navy

Ex RN XS543. To RNZN - left Portsmouth aboard HMNZS Wellington Oct 1982. Retired 1995, sold to Westlands.
1998 A NZOH Exhibit Presented to RNZAF museum at Ohakea by Westland in until May 2007
2007 B RNZAF Museum Storage Stored in No 3 hangar at Wigram (wsw of Christchurch), when Ohakea wing of the museum closed in .
2016-11-09 B RNZAF Museum Storage in 3 Sq markings at RNZAF Museum, Wigram, in storage.






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