![Aircraft Photo of XT485 | Westland WS-58 Wessex HU.5 | UK - Navy | AirHistory.net #463906](/photos/0463906.jpg)
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | XT485 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-58 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Westland WS-58 Wessex |
Aircraft Version: | Westland WS-58 Wessex HU.5 |
C/n (msn): | WA307 |
Operator Titles: | UK - Navy |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Lee-on-SolentMap |
Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGHF IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
Event: | Lee-on-Solent Airshow 1992 |
Photo Date: | 11 July 1992 |
Photo by: | Joop de Groot |
Photo ID: | 463906 |
Photo Comment |
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After the Wessex HU.5 was retired in the eighties, a large number went to the technical school at Lee-on-Solent. During the 1992 air day a great number of these had been rolled outside making this impressive line up. The serial XT485 is on the cover of the engine. This photo is copyright © Joop de Groot, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 28 May 2022, and has since been viewed 215 times. |