| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XS489 |
| Military Code: | VL-WY |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-58 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Westland WS-58 Wessex |
| Aircraft Version: | Westland WS-58 Wessex HU.5 |
| C/n (msn): | WA163 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | 707 Sqn |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | YeoviltonMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGDY IATA: YEO Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 27 June 1979 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 599737 |
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Delivered in 1964. Used as ground trainer at Odiham from 1991 then to Ballymena, Northern Ireland from 1993 and Gosport for battle damage repair from 1999. Sold and moved to a private site near Redhill in 2004 then scrapped. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 5 September 2023, and has since been viewed 217 times. |