• Aircraft:

  Westland Wessex HU.5

• Reg: XS511 photos
• Serial #:

  WA180

• Airline: United Kingdom - Royal Navy
• Photo Date: Jul 12, 2012
• Uploaded: Jun 28, 2016
• Other Location - Tangmere, England, United Kingdom

Close-cropped upward-looking view of the Instrument Panel of Royal Navy Westland Wessex HU5 XS511 Cn WA180. Photo taken at Tangmere Aviation Museum on 12Jul2012. History: The Wessex HU.5 was designed as a commando-carrier assault helicopter. Capable of carrying 16 Royal Marines and their equipment, the Type entered service with the Royal Navy in 1964 and remained on the front line until 1986. Wessex XS511 was delivered to the RN in Oct 1964 and embarked on HMS Albion with No 848 Squadron until 1976. Later, she spent two years with No 845 Squadron before being retired in Sep1986. Following 10 years at NAS Lee-on-Solent, she relocated to HMS Sultan before being loaned to the ATC and delivered to Tangmere in 2005. (Ref: Museum website.)

Photographer

Aircraft

n94504 XS511

1,957 1 0 Westland Wessex

[Canon EOS 400D]

hjcurtis XS511

4,277 0 0 Westland Wessex HU.5

n94504 XS511

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Close-cropped upward-looking view of the Instrument Panel of Royal Navy Westland Wessex HU5 XS511 Cn WA180

Wal Nelowkin XS511

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Wal Nelowkin WE113

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