Aircraft XT458 Data

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XT458
A2679 & PO-622
1965 Westland Wessex HU.5, c/n WA280
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XT458 - A line-up of 845 NAS Westland Wessex on HMS Hermes, pictured in September 1975 during Exercise Deep Express '75. Picture taken on an instamatic camera hence poor quality, but submitted for sharing/historical purposes - by Clive Pattle
Clive Pattle
XT458 - Westland Wessex, XT458 coded 'J' of 845 NAS pictured on HMS Hermes during deployment to Exercise Deep Express in September 1975. Note USN Seaking from USS John F Kennedy in rear. Picture taken on an old 'Instamatic' camera. - by Clive Pattle
Clive Pattle
XT458 @ OFF AIRPOR - Taken onboard HMS Hermes off Antalya, Turkey, during Exercise Deep Express'75. Gazelle AH.1 behind is coded 'G' from 3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron. Royal Marines, HMS Fearless in background. - by Clive Pattle
Clive Pattle
@ OFF AIRPOR
XT458 - At the Air Engineering & Survival School, Gosport, Hampshire. - by Howard J Curtis
Howard J Curtis
Airframe Info
Manufacturer Westland
Model Wessex HU.5 Search all Westland Wessex HU.5
Year built 1965
Construction Number (C/N) WA280
Aircraft Type Rotorcraft
Number of Seats 16
Number of Engines 2
Engine Type Turbo-shaft
Engine Manufacturer and Model Rolls-Royce Gnome
Aircraft
Registration Number XT458
Alternative Code/Name A2679 & PO-622
Current Status Preserved at RNAS Yeovilton
Owner
Owner Royal Navy
Address ,
United Kingdom