Del'd: 27 - 1963 to 1991

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Fleet Air Arm (RAN) Wessex

Ordered in Jun 1961, 27 units built as HAS.31 (based on the UK RN HAS.3) with a 1540 shp Gazelle Mk 162 engine, between Sep 1962 and Sep 1963. First served in Anti-Submarine Warfare role and deployed on HMAS Melbourne and HMAS Sydney until decommissioning, then shore based at Nowra, NSW. Upgraded in 1969 to Mk.31B, which included a Ryan AN/APN-97 Doppler Radar with under-fuselage antenna and refitted with the Gazelle 165 engine. Replaced in ASW role by Sea King Mk.50 in 1975. In 1976 most had their ASW equipment removed and they reverted to a general utility role. In 1984 some were used in an Army Support role, while a few others returned to sea deployments operating from HMAS Stalwart and HMAS Tobruk. Most had been withdrawn by 1989. All service ceased by 1991.



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List of Aircraft


C/NModBuiltID     In this OrgIn other Org
wa200 has.31 1962 N7-200 Westland Wessex HAS.31, c/n WA200, f/f 09/08/62; del RAN as Wessex HAS.31, N7-20...
wa201 w/o 1970 has.31 1962 N7-201 Westland Wessex HAS.31A, c/n WA201, f/f:14/08/62; del RAN as N7-201, 881, 09May6...
wa202 w/o 1989 has.31 1962 N7-202 Westland Wessex HAS.31A, c/n WA202, f/f:31/08/62; del RAN as N7-202, 882, 29Sep6...
- N7-202: to Darwin Aviation Museum as one of the founding exhibi...
wa203 has.31 1962 N7-203 813 Westland Wessex HAS.31A, c/n WA203, f/f:26/09/62; del RAN as N7-203, 883, 10Apr6...
wa204 has.31 1962 N7-204 Westland Wessex HAS.31A, c/n WA204, f/f:22/10/62; del RAN as N7-204, 884, 11May6...
wa205 has.31 1962 N7-205 Westland Wessex HAS.31, c/n WA205, f/f 26/10/62; del RAN as N7-205, 885, unk; re...
wa206 w/o 1964 has.31 1962 N7-206 Westland Wessex HAS.31A, c/n WA206, f/f:15/11/62; del RAN as N7-206, 886, 15May6...
wa207 w/o 1965 has.31 1962 N7-207 Westland Wessex HAS.31A, c/n WA207, f/f:20/11/62; del RAN as N7-207, 887, 12May6...
wa208 w/o 1974 has.31 1962 N7-208 Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA208, f/f:28/11/62; del RAN as N7-208, 818, 20Dec62...
wa209 w/o 1987 has.31 1962 N7-209 Burnt at Nowra fire dump
wa210 has.31 1962 N7-210 Westland Wessex Mk.31, c/n WA210, f/f:20/12/62, del RAN as 820, unk; Withdrawn 3...
wa211 w/o 1969 has.31 1963 N7-211 Westland Wessex Mk.31A f/f 14jan63; RAN d/d 02dec63 as N7-211 /821; w/o 13nov6...
wa212 w/o 1978 has.31 1963 N7-212 Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA212, f/f:18/01/63; del RAN as N7-212, 822, 15Feb63...
- N7-212: preserved at Richard Winterburn aircraft museum at Heat...
wa213 w/o 1977 has.31 1963 N7-213 Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA213, f/f:18/02/63; del RAN as N7-213, 823, 01Mar63...
wa214 w/o 1989 has.31 1963 N7-214 Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA214, f/f:18/02/63; de; RAN as N7-214, 824, 18Mar6...
- N7-214: Nov17 at Caboolture, QLD stored outside
wa215 w/o 1983 has.31 1963 N7-215 This aircraft did not crash at night!
wa216 has.31 1963 N7-216 826 Preserved at Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney by
wa217 has.31 1963 N7-217 On loan to Queensland Air Museum at Caloundra in March 2002, Still present Mar 2...
wa218 w/o 1989 has.31 1963 N7-218 Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA218, f/f:09/04/63; del RAN as N7-218, 828, 27Apr63...
wa219 has.31 1963 N7-219 Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA219, f/f:24/04/63; del RAN as N7-219, 829, 05Sep63...
- N7-219: at Dubbo Military Museum, until collection auctioned of...
wa220 w/o 1989 has.31 1963 N7-220 Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA220, f/f:09/05/63; del RAN as N7-220, 830, 20May63...
wa221 has.31 1963 N7-221 Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA221, f/f:23/05/63; del RAN as N7-221, 831, 29Apr63...
- N7-221: to Fleet Air Arm Museum, Nowra in Navy colours as N7-22...
wa222 w/o 1974 has.31 1963 N7-222 832 On display at HARS Aviation Museum, Albion Park
wa223 has.31 1963 N7-223 Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA223, f/f:22/07/63; del RAN as N7-223, 833, 08Jul63...
wa224 has.31 1963 N7-224 Preserved at SAAM, Port Adeliade since at least . Still there Mar 2008.
wa225 w/o 1967 has.31 1963 N7-225 Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA225, f/f:13/08/63; del RAN as N7-225, 835, 09Feb63...
wa226 has.31 1963 N7-226 Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA226, f/f:16/08/63; del RAN as N7-226, 836, 09May63...




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