helis.com Tracker

Westland Wessex
in UK Fleet Air Arm

Royal Navy

Del'd 250 · Service : 1961 to 1988

Helicopters C/N Photos
Westland hu.5
coded A 781Squadron (ex 845Sqn) at RNAS Lee-on-Solent
XT453
Westland hu.5
as 781Squadron (ex 845Sqn) /U at RNAS Lee-on-Solent
XT455
Westland hu.5
25jun82 coded L/315 of 772Squadron C Flight named "Statler" operating from HMS Illustrious as she sailed from Newcastle before she was officially commissioned. The other aircraft C flight operated was XT485 "Waldorf". Both names after the 2 old men on the Muppets; The carrier went into Portsmouth to take on weapons and stores before sailing to the Falklands on Aug 2 and being commissioned at sea, the first time in Royal Navy history that had ever happened
XT458
Westland hu.5
XT461 w/o 1987
1980s, as HU.5 type 771Sqd /CU-25 on rescue demonstration off St.Mawes Quey
XT461
Westland hu.5
09 at Predannack airfield
XT468
Westland hu.5
Jun78 as 772Sq /PO-14 at Portland
XT469
Westland hu.5
24jul93 preserved at International Helicopter Museum (IHM), Weston-Super-Mare
XT472
Westland hu.5
on the SAR ramp at Lee-on-Solent whilst operating with 771 Sq
XT474
Westland hu.5
coded /ZM 781Squadron (ex 707Sqn) at RNAS Lee-on-Solent. Note grey SAR tail robbed from another aircraft.
XT482
Westland hu.5
about to depart from the 781 Sq (SAR) operating area with 845 Naval Air Squadron. Note Royal Navy titles removed from the tail post the Falklands conflict
XT484
Westland hu.5
on HMS Illustrious with 772 Sq, A Flight on work up in preparation to proceed South to the Falklands
XT485
Westland hu.5
during the 1980 RNAS Lee-on-Solent Air Day - operated by 781 Sq, VIP Flight
XT487
Westland hu.5
at RNAS Culdrose
XT761
Westland hu.5
09 still in her original RAE Bedford raspberry ripple colour scheme at the RN Fire School at Predannack , Cornwall
XT762
Westland hu.5
at RNAS Yeovilton Air Day 2010
XT765
Westland hu.5
XT767 w/o 1984
02 coded LS/811 of 781Squadron SAR Flight at RNAS Lee-on-Solent
XT767