Del'd: 11 - 1966 to 1991

Westland Wasp
in
brazil Força Aeronaval da Marinha do Brasil

Brazilian Navy






Força Aeronaval da Marinha do Brasil Wasp

Known as the UH-2 & UH-2A Wasp in FAMB service. Operated by 1 Esquadrao de Helicopteros de Emprego Geral (HU.1) from Gearing and Allen M Summer Class destroyers - (first Wasp deck landing on these April 1975, following their conversion to the failed DASH drone operation) and the Niterói class frigates. 3 new build airframes acquired in April 1966 and 7 ex UK Royal Navy Wasp HAS.1s in 1977. Defensora (F41) transported the last 2 Wasps in 1977 on its delivery voyage from Southampton to Rio de Janeiro. 4 Wasps still in active service 1991.



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YearsUnitsBase
1966/90HU-1 BA Sao Pedro da Aldeia







List of Aircraft


C/NModBuiltID     In this OrgIn other Org
f.9614 1966 N-7015 Delivered as UH-2 Wasp to FAMB 20 Apr 1966, code 15.
f.9615 w/o 1967 1966 N-7016 20apr66 d/d as UH-2 Wasp to FAMB code 16; w/o 15jul67 and replaced as N-7016 by ...
f.9542 1962 N-7016 16 Second UH-2 Wasp to bear this FAMB serial after previous bearer (c/n F.9615) was...
Royal Navy XS476: Pre-production airframe built at Hayes. ff as G-17-2; T...
uncoded on dump at Portland Open Day
f.9616 1966 N-7017 Delivered as UH-2 Wasp to FAMB 20 Apr 1966, code 17.
f.9589 w/o 1977 1964 N-7036 ex UK RN as XT419. To G-17-1, then to FAMB 1977 (N-7018 ntu ?) as N-7036, w/o 21...
Royal Navy XT419: dd 23 Dec 1964 to RN as XT419. RAF Bahrain SAR Flt/422 ...
f.9575 1964 N-7037 ex UK RN XS564 and G-17-22. To FAMB 1977 (N-7019 ntu ?) as N-7037
Royal Navy XS564: dd 21 May 1964 to RN; Nov 1964 short assignment to 771 ...
829Sq Argonaut Flt/466-AT by Oct 1970 to at least Jul 1...
embarked HMS Argonaut and departed Valletta to position...
Nov 1975 to Wroughton store; To G-17-22 by Jul 1977 and...
f.9728 1968 N-7038 d/d 07/01/1969 to UK RN as XV633, to G-17-21, then to FAMB 1977 as N-7038
Royal Navy XV633: Royal Navy HAS1 type; to Brazil
706Sq/591 by Sep 1969, 706Sq/584 by Jul 1972 still Sep ...
noted at Fleetlands
noted at Wroughton.
f.9603 1965 N-7039 ex UK RN XT433. to G-17-6, then to FAMB 1978 as N-7039.
Royal Navy XT433: dd 1965 to RN. ex G-17-6. 829Sq Arethusa Flt/426-AR by ...
Federal Government of Brazil N-7039: to MUSAL 1991, preserved at Museu Aeroespacial, west of...
f.9557 1963 N-7040 d/d 1963 to UK RN as XS530, to G-17-7, then to FAMB as N-7040.
Royal Navy XS530: Royal Navy HAS1 type; to Brazil as N-7040
f.9674 1967 N-7041 ex UK RN XT792 and G-17-8. To FAMB as N-7041
Royal Navy XT792: dd 11 Jul 1967 to RN.  829Sq Bacchante Flt/425-BC ...
f.9569 w/o 1982 1964 N-7042 ex RN XS542 and Westland G-17-30, then to FAMB as N-7042, w/o 06 Dec 1982.
Royal Navy XS542: d/d 17/03/1964 to UK RN, 829 Sq Juno Flt/465 by Jul 196...
noted in store RNAY Wroughton

    No longer with this org.




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