Westland Wasp HAS1 (XT778)

Built at Hayes to Specification HAS.216D&P, to contract KK/N/93/CB25(a), Construction Number F9660

12/05/1966 - first flight from Yeovil
06/06/1966 - delivered to RNAY Fleetlands
30/06/1966 - to Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment, Boscombe Down
18/07/1966 - into storage at RNAY Fleetlands
25/09/1972 - RNAY Wroughton; RNAS Lee on Solent; HMS Vernon 22/02/1973 - RNAS Yeovilton
05/07/1973 - RNAY Wroughton
01/10/1975 - 829 NAS HQ Flight, RNAS Portland
13/11/1975 - Bacchante Flight, 829 NAS; 829 NAS HQ Flight
28/01/1976 - Ambuscade Flight coded 323
20/03/1980 - RNAY Wroughton;
19/01/1983 - 829 NAS HQ Flight
03/05/1983 - Leander Flight
06/05/1983 - 829 NAS HQ Flight
21/06/1983 - Naiad Flight
14/07/1983 - 829 NAS HQ Flight; Tartar Flight
21/07/1983 - 829 NAS HQ Flight
23/03/1988 - Achilles Flight coded 430; On its last return voyage, the tail was painted with yellow cromate primer to look like a wasp by CPO Phil Chappell; Aircraft retired
23/03/1988 - to Ground Reserve at Air Electrical School (AES), RNAS Lee on Solent as A2722 with engine E4783
10/1991 - with 760 NAS at AES marked 'Sleezebag' on nose
1993 - re-allocated to A2642 and engine number changed to E4726 22/11/1993 - by now with School of Petroleum, Royal Logistic Corps at West Moors, Dorset; returned to RNAS Portland and refurbished prior to being placed on gate guard duties
15/02/1999 - taken by road to RNAS Yeovilton to join FAAM collection