Flown by RNZN pilots since Dec 1966 but operated and maintained within the RNZAF through 3 Squadron. RNZN was one of the last Wasp operators before they were formally retired in Apr 1998 and replaced as an interim measure by the SH-2F Seasprite.
Units
| 1966-1998 | 3 Squadron |
Platforms
| FF Leander class |
| AO Monowai class |
Airframes (18)
| Reg | Model | C/N | Built | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZ3901 | wasp | f.9678 | 1966 | |
| NZ3902 | wasp | f.9679 | 1966 | 430 |
| NZ3903 | wasp | f.9757 | 1971 | |
| NZ3904 | wasp | f.9587 | 1964 | |
| NZ3905 | wasp | f.9669 | 1966 | |
| NZ3906 | wasp | f.9570 | 1964 | |
| NZ3907 | wasp | f.9605 | 1965 | |
| NZ3908 | wasp | f.9663 | 1966 | |
| NZ3909 | wasp | f.9664 | 1966 | |
| XS528 | wasp | f.9544 | 1963 | |
| XS532 | wasp | f.9559 | 1963 | |
| XS536 | wasp | f.9563 | 1963 | |
| XS566 | wasp | f.9577 | 1964 | |
| XT415 | wasp | f.9585 | 1964 | |
| XT428 | wasp | f.9598 | 1965 | |
| XT432 | wasp | f.9602 | 1965 | |
| XV622 | wasp | f.9717 | 1967 | |
| XV634 | wasp | f.9729 | 1968 |