Aircraft Photo of XS509 | Westland WS-58 Wessex HU.5 | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #757809
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:XS509
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-58
Aircraft Generic Type:Westland WS-58 Wessex
Aircraft Version:Westland WS-58 Wessex HU.5
C/n (msn):WA178
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
Unit Markings:ETPS - Empire Test Pilots School
Location
City / Airport:Greenham Common (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGVI   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
Event:IAT - International Air Tattoo 1983
 
Photo Date:23 July 1983
Photo by:Fergal Goodman
Photo ID: 757809
Photo Comment

Sold to Metro Air, New Zealand in February 1998 as ZK-HVK; destroyed in a crash on 12 February 2001 during logging operations, the pilot losing his life.

This photo is copyright © Fergal Goodman, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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