![Aircraft Photo of XL729 | Westland WS-58 Wessex HAS.1 | UK - Navy | AirHistory.net #470070](/photos/0470070.jpg)
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | XL729 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-58 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Westland WS-58 Wessex |
Aircraft Version: | Westland WS-58 Wessex HAS.1 |
C/n (msn): | WA3 |
Operator Titles: | UK - Navy |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | CuldroseMap |
Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGDR IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
Photo Date: | 17 March 1978 |
Photo by: | Chris England |
Photo ID: | 470070 |
Photo Comment |
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Used by the School of Aircraft Handling as A5241 from 1971, then for fire training. It had perished by 1980. This was the last of three pre-production Wessex, first flown on 6 October 1958. This photo is copyright © Chris England, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 19 June 2022, and has since been viewed 175 times. |