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Year 1958 accidents

List of helicopter accidents

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Westland Whirlwind 16


Westland Whirlwind Accidents


YearVersionC/N
1958 har.2 wa101 UK XJ730 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.2, c/n WA101, ff: 26Nov55; del Royal Air Force as XJ730, 08Dec55; w/o 22Sqn crash on water 600 yards off Crane Pier, Felixstowe, Suffolk due fuel starvation
1958 har3 wa 76 UK XG581 : to AIU Lee by Feb 1958; to RNAY Donibristle by Mar 1958; to Arbroath by Jun 1958, SoC Jul 1958.
1958 har.4 wa 28 UK XD185 : force landed in river bed near Fort Selim.
1958 har.4 wa 47 UK XJ431 : ff: 31May55; del Royal Air Force as Whirlwind HAR.4, XJ431, 02Jun55; w/o .
1958 has7 wa161 UK XK934 : 820 Sq /325 /T Jan 1958; 7 May 1958 ditched and sank in Lough Foyle while with 820 Sq
1958 has7 wa195 UK XL833 : 845 NAS Whirlwind XL833/390/A suffered engine failure while storing HMS Bulwark and ditched in Aden inner harbour, 8 Sep 1958. Airframe recovered but jettisoned next day.
1958 has7 wa196 UK XL834 : Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA196, ff: 21Oct57; del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL834, 09Dec57; w/o 15Aug58.
1958 has7 wa200 UK XL838 : HAS.7 824Sqn/332-V and /P Apr 1958. Ditched and sank off Malta while operating from HMS Victorious on 6 Nov 1958.
1958 has7 wa204 UK XL842 : Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA204, ff: 02Dec57; del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL842, 17Feb58; w/o 30Aug58.
1958 has7 wa210 UK XL848 : HAS.7 824Sqn/334 Apr 1958 until May 1958. Returned to 824Sq as /336 to replace XL844 on unit strength Sep 1958. Ditched and sank off Portland 27 Sep 1958 while operating from HMS Victorious and replaced in turn by the now repaired XL844.
1958 has7 wa219 UK XL869 : Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA219, ff: 24Apr58; del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL869, 02May58; w/o 28Oct58.
1958 has7 wa221 UK XL871 : Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA221, ff: 14May58; del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL871, 29May58; w/o 23Oct58, soc 30Oct58.
1958 has7 wa227 UK XL877 : Sep 1958 to 815 Sq / 300; 21 Oct 1958 ditched off Inishowen Head
1958 srs.1 wa 19 UK G-ANJT : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA19, ff: 1953; reg Westland Helicopters Ltd as G-ANJT, 16Dec53; del South Georgia Company Ltd as G-ANJT, 16Jul54; w/o 09Apr58.
1958 srs2 wa122 FR 8 000 103 : xfer ALAT as 8 000 103, 12Mar56; asgd GH No2, AVL, 12Mar56-18Jan58; 18Jan58 Crashed on take-off in darkness, heavy rain and gusty wind in attempt to recover the helicopter from sudden floods during flood relief mission ivo Wadi Kabir, Masqat, Oman. Bodies of Lt Francois Boscheron and André Morisset found 13Feb58.; airframe susequently w/o 10Feb59.
1958 srs2 wa132 FR 8 000 089 : xfer ALAT as 8 000 089, 10Jul56; asgd GH No2, AVJ, 10Jul56; xfer EA.ALAT, BAF, unk; suffered accident, Sidi-bel-Abbés, Algeria, 21Jan58; wfu & soc: ??? TTH, 14Apr59.

    16 C/N found.


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