Westland Wasp

C/N f.9664

Built 1966





Helicopter Westland Wasp Serial f.9664 Register G-KANZ NZ3909 XT782 used by Royal New Zealand Navy ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1966. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XT782

oct66
united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

RN d/d 04oct66
829 NAS Euryalus Flt/433 by May76, until c May77
829 NAS Naiad Flt/324 by Jun79, until c Apr87
damaged in heavy landing 06Jun83 when top hat section lifted
repaired
(Was due for SAAF as "97" but not delivered)
On to RNZN (qv).
1979-06-28 A Coypool829Sq Naiad Flt/324, noted at Coypool
1979-07-2222jul79 noted at Portland 829Sqn coded 324 Naiad Flt 829 NAS

NZ3909

oct83
new zealand Royal New Zealand Navy

1997-04To RNZN Oct 1983 intended as spares source
1994 Restored to operations with parts from NZ3904 and NZ3901
Apr97 retired and Sold to Westland

G-KANZ

2005
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Cranfield (UK) 1998
Nov02 North Weald (EGSX) noted there rotorless in Jul11
private uk as G-KANZ from Dec05
2018-08-23 23aug18 seen in transit, heading south on A322 Lightwater By-Pass
2021-11-25 North Weald
being rebuilt to airworthy condition and will be in the air in the next few weeks and operated by Dragonfly Aviation in the UK




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