| Serial |
c/n |
Aircraft history |
| NZ3901 |
F.9678 |
Handed over to RNZN in Britain August 1966.
Delivered to New Zealand by RNZAF Hercules arriving at Whenuapai 06 October 1966.
Radio call sign ZMZUV.
HMNZS Waikato, HMNZS Canterbury and HMNZS Monowai.
Undercarriage damaged in heavy landing on HMNZS Waikato 21 October 1977.
Repaired in Auckland.
Crashed into Waitemata Harbour 07 April 1993 after engine failure.
Crew uninjured but Wasp written off.
Stored at Dairy Flat with Don Subrizky / Classic Aircraft Collection.
Now at NZHelicopter Museum, Rangiora. |
| NZ3902 |
F.9679 |
Handed over to RNZN in Britain August 1966.
Joined HMNZS Waikato at Portland for delivery to New Zealand in December 1966.
Radio call sign ZMZUW.
HMNZS Waikato, HMNZS Canterbury and HMNZS Monowai.
Retired from service April 1998 and retained for RNZAF Museum.
Donated to Royal NZ Navy Museum who lent it to MOTAT.
Returned to Navy Museum in 2010, after a new museum has been built. |
| NZ3903 |
F.9757 |
Delivered November 1971.
Joined HMNZS Canterbury on its delivery voyage to New Zealand in June 1972.
HMNZS Waikato, HMNZS Canterbury and HMNZS Monowai.
Crashed into Waitemata Harbour after engine failure 30 November 1973.
Crew unhurt.
Wasp recovered to Devonport Naval Base and written off after only 400 hours flying time. |
| NZ3904 |
F.9587 |
Previously XT417.
Delivered to Fleet Air Arm 03 December 1964 and served with No.829 Squadron.
HMNZS Waikato, HMNZS Canterbury and HMNZS Monowai.
On loan from FAA April 1974 - August 1975 and October 1977 - 09 February 1979 as replacement for ditched '03'.
Sold to Royal New Zealand Navy 09 September 1979.
Crashed at Taupo 20 November 1992 when a tarpaulin was sucked up into the rotor blades as it was hover taxiing.
Severely damaged by fire and written off. Remains stored at Devonport. |
| NZ3905 |
F.9669 |
Ex XT787.
Completed at Hayes, Fairey Aviation 10 January 1967.
First flight 19 January 1967.
Delivered to Fleet Air Arm 06 February 1967.
As '476', with 829 Sqdn, operated aboard HMS Leander and HMS Rhyl, later with 703 Sqdn at Portland.
Wasp fleet brought out of storage for Falklands.
October 1982 struck off charge with 679.40 airframe hours.
To Royal New Zealand Navy 28 September 1982.
Retired from service 1997 and sold to Westlands.
Onsold to Kennet Aviation and restored to flying condition.
Registered G-KAXT on 05 March 2002 to T.J. Manna, Royston, United Kingdom.
Total hours 2661.
Sold to T Martin November 2012.
Flying in Royal Navy colours as XT787. and painted in the temporary/trial Falklands conflict scheme.
This aircraft flew for 10 years as the display aircraft of the Westland Wasp Historic Flight, based at Everleigh, Salisbury Plain. Regular airshow favourite flown by T Martin, until grounded July 2022 following a significant oil leak. After an unsuccessful search for a replacement engine, aircraft finally transferred to the Fly Navy Trust at RNAS Yeovilton, as backup/spares for their Wasp, in March 2024. Total airframe hours - 3166.
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| NZ3906 |
F.9570 |
Ex XS543. Delivered to Fleet Air Arm 03 April 1964.
To Royal New Zealand Navy 03 December 1982.
Retired from service 1995 and sold to Westland.
Donated to RNZAF Museum in 1998 and presently on display in Storage Hangar. |
| NZ3907 |
F.9605 |
Ex XT435. Delivered to Fleet Air Arm 12 October 1965. To Royal New Zealand Navy 1983.
Operated from HMNZS Canterbury in all over red colour scheme during Bouganville peacekeeping operations.
Retired from service April 1998 and sold to Westlands.
Onsold to Kennet Aviation and restored to flying condition.
Arrived in UK February 1999 and registered G-RIMM on 11 March 1999 to T. Martin and M. Grimshaw, London, United Kingdom.
Ownership changed to P Shaw and M Grimshaw 29 Sep 1999.
Ownership changed to M Grimshaw and T Martin 7 Sep 2001.
Ownership changed to G Hinkley 9 Jan 2008.
Ownership changed to J Heath 5 Dec 2018, and based at North Weald, Essex.
Total Hours 3841. Flying in Royal Navy colours as XT435. |
| NZ3908 |
F.9663 |
Ex XT781. Delivered to Fleet Air Arm 1966.
To Royal New Zealand Navy 1983.
Retired from service April 1998 and sold to Westlands.
Onsold to Kennet Aviation and restored to flying condition.
Arrived in UK on 11 March 1999 and registered as G-KAWW on 29 March 1999 to T. Manna.
To G. Williams, Swansea, United Kingdom. Total hours 4769.
Flying in Royal Navy colours as XT781/426.
To S, Davies, Doncaster, United Kingdom on 29 December 2003.
Shipped to South Africa 1 Dec 2005.
Removed from UK Civil Register 8 Dec 2005, as exported to South Africa.
Registered ZU-HAS, to a Durban, South Africa owner and marked as XT781.
Noted hangared in Richmond, Natal, SA, Feb 2012.
Believed since destroyed in South Africa.
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| NZ3909 |
F.9664 |
Ex XT782. Delivered to Fleet Air Arm 04 October 1966.
To Royal New Zealand Navy for spares but rebuilt using parts from NZ3901 and NZ3904, entering service in 1994.
Retired from service 1997 and sold to Westlands.
Arrived in United Kingdom late 1998.
Stored at Cranfield in non flyable condition with Kennet Aviation Collection.
Departed Cranfield for North Weald 10 November 2002.
Still in storage at North Weald with Kennet Aviation in December 2003.
Registered G-KANZ 21 Dec 2005 to T M Manna, Biggleswade.
Registration cancelled 17 Apr 2019.
Registered G-CMBE 13 May 2021, to Dragonfly Aviation, Southampton.
Exemption granted 8 Oct 2021, to be marked as NZ3909, in RNZN scheme. |
| XS528 |
F.9544 |
Delivered to Fleet Air Arm 1963.
To Royal New Zealand Navy 1985 for spares
Allocated NZ3910, but not marked
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| XT428 |
F.9598 |
Delivered to Fleet Air Arm 13 May 1965.
To Royal New Zealand Navy 1985 for spares.
Allocated NZ3911, but not marked.
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| XS532 |
F.9559 |
Delivered to Fleet Air Arm 1963.
To Royal New Zealand Navy 1985 for spares.
Allocated NZ3912, but not marked.
Remains to Don Subritzky/Classic Aircraft Collection at Dairy Flat in Auckland.
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| XS536 |
F.9563 |
Delivered to Fleet Air Arm 1963.
To Royal New Zealand Navy 28 September 1983 for spares.
Remains to Don Subritzky/Classic Aircraft Collection at Dairy Flat in Auckland.
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| XV622 |
F.9717 |
First flight 17 January 1968 and delivered to Fleet Air Arm shortly after.
To Royal New Zealand Navy May 1983 for spares. |
| XV634 |
F.9729 |
Delivered to Fleet Air Arm 04 February 1969.
To Royal New Zealand Navy 1989 for spares. |
| XS566 |
F.9577 |
Delivered to Fleet Air Arm 04 June 1964.
To Royal New Zealand Navy 20 October 1989 for spares.
Remains stored with Don Subritzky/Classic Aircraft Collection at Dairy Flat in Auckland. |
| XT432 |
F.9602 |
Delivered to Fleet Air Arm 22 June 1965.
Operated as casualty evacuation unit from HMS Hydra, during Falklands conflict.
To Royal New Zealand Navy 20 October 1989 for spares.
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| XT415 |
F.9585 |
Delivered to Fleet Air Arm 23 October 1965.
SOC April 1987.
To Royal New Zealand Navy for spares.
Remains to Don Subritzky/Classic Aircraft Collection at Dairy Flat in Auckland.
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