XR517 — 1964 Westland Wessex HC.2 Data

XR517
1964 Westland Wessex HC.2, c/n WA139
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XR517 is a 1964 Westland Wessex HC.2 (serial number WA139). It is configured with 2 engines and 16 seats. Registration status is listed as Preserved at Long Kesh, Ulster, with ownership recorded under Royal Air Force in Benson, United Kingdom. The profile includes 2 photos documenting this aircraft.

Latest photos of XR517
Aircraft XR517, Farnborough 1976, at EGLF, photo by Raymond De Clercq
Raymond De Clercq
@ EGLF
Aircraft XR517, Westland Wessex HC2. From RAF No 60 Sqn, Benson at the SSAFA Air Display, RAF Church Fenton in 1994., at EGXG, photo by Malcolm Clarke
Malcolm Clarke
@ EGXG
Airframe Info
Manufacturer Westland
Model Wessex HC.2 Search all Westland Wessex HC.2
Year built 1964
Construction Number (C/N) WA139
Aircraft Type Rotorcraft
Number of Seats 16
Number of Engines 2
Engine Type Turbo-shaft
Engine Manufacturer and Model Rolls-Royce Gnome rated at 1,350 shp
Aircraft
Registration Number XR517
Mode S (ICAO24) Code
Current Status Preserved at Long Kesh, Ulster
Owner
Owner Royal Air Force
Address Benson,
United Kingdom