Westland Dragonfly HR.3

C/N wa/h/078

Built 1953





Helicopter Westland Dragonfly HR.3 Serial wa/h/078 Register WP493 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1953. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





WP493

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

ff May 1953 as HR.3 and dd May 1953 to RNAS Gosport. Lossiemouth Stn Flt /903-LM May 1953 (replacing WG749) until May 1956. Damaged at RNAS Culdrose Jul 1956
1957-11 A Donibristle HR.5 conversion
Westland Dragonfly HR.5 Repaired and conv to HR.5 at RNAY Donibristle by Nov 1957. Sold to civil market Jun 1964.




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