| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | XS873 |
| Military Code: | CU-525 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-58 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Westland WS-58 Wessex |
| Aircraft Version: | Westland WS-58 Wessex HAS.1 |
| C/n (msn): | WA253 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Navy |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | ExeterMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGTE IATA: EXT Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 23 February 1978 |
| Photo by: | Chris England |
| Photo ID: | 726123 |
| Photo Comment |
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Operated by 771 NAS Culdrose. In use with a number of other helicopters (including 3 other 771 Sqn Wessex HAS1s), airlifting supplies into remote locations on Dartmoor cut off by a very heavy snowstorm. Became A2686 and used for fire practice at Predannack until scrapped in August 1995. This photo is copyright © Chris England, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 10 September 2024, and has since been viewed 166 times. |