Aircraft assigned Wessex HAS.1 XP151/175-LO for ship s flt. Recoded /405-LO by Aug 1964, until 1965.
1963-nov-04
Commissioned
Commissioned
1965-aug
Deployment
Deployment returned to UK after first commission.
1965-aug-28
Deployment
DeploymentHMNB PortsmouthNavy Days 1965 present at Portsmouth Navy Days 1965
1966-mar
Aircraft
Aircraft assigned 829 Sq Wessex HAS.1 XS874/405-LO for ships flt, until Nov 1968.
1967-nov
Deployment
Deployment part of Task Force 318 to cover the British withdrawal from Aden during Operation Magister.
1968-nov-04
Aircraft
AircraftAccident Ships Flt Wessex XS874 ditched in English Channel south of Portland 4 Nov 1968. Recovered, wreck to AIU Lee-on-Solent via Portland Harbour.
1968-dec
Aircraft
Aircraft assigned 829 Sq Wessex HAS.1 XM842/405-LO for ships flt, until 1971.