Westland Whirlwind HAS.7

C/N wa317

Built 1960





Helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 Serial wa317 Register XN387 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1960. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XN387

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

1960-07-25Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA317, f/f: 25Jul60
del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XN387, 27Jul60
conv HAR.9, unk
wfu to i/a as 8564M, unk
dumped Kendal area, Cumbria, unk.
1961-02626 A EGAEHAS.7 to 719 NAS / 626 Feb 1961, replacing XN357 on squadron strength, until Oct 1961 when unit disbanded 719 NAS
1962-12-30U-A B Lambak Kanan Accident to 846 Sq / U-A May 1962, severed tail boom after forced landing near Brunei on 30 Dec 1962 following engine failure due to water contamination of fuel. Repaired and returned to unit Aug 1963. 846 NAS
1965-04 C GBWSM Conv HAR.9
Westland Whirlwind HAR.9 to Westland at Old Mixon for conversion to HAR.9, completed by c Jun 1966
1969-1186-LM D EGQSto Lossiemouth Stn Flt as / (6)86-LM
1973-0212-LS E EGHFto Lee-on-Solent Stn Flt as / (8)12-LS, also named Hope. Recoded as /(8)11-LS by Oct 1973.
1977-04 F EGDT Stored to RNAY Wroughton by road.
1977-10-19 G EGVOto Odiham 19 Oct 1977
1979 G EGVO G I AIrframe by , painted in camouflage and allocated 8564M
RN in 1983 8564M BDRT Odiham (UK)
1993-06 H EGOM G I Airframe to Spadeadam Ranges by Jun 1993
2000-04Apr 2000, Sep 2001 still on ranges at Spadeadam




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