Westland Whirlwind HAR.3

C/N wa 65

Built 1955 - Scrapped 1978





Helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAR.3 Serial wa 65 Register VH-BFG VR-BFG G-AYTK XJ401 XD771 used by Bristow Australia AUSBU ,Bristow ,HM Coastguard (Her Majesty’s Coastguard) ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) ,Ministry of Defence (MoD) Aeroplane & Armaments Experimental Establishment (A&AEE). Built 1955. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XD771

aug55
united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA65, ntu Royal Navy FAA as XD771. [duplicate serial]

XJ401

sep55
united kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD)

Spent c 4 years on various A&AEE and Westland test programmes, before being issued to Royal Navy Aeroplane & Armaments Experimental Establishment
trials included drooping tail boom, minesweeping equipment and alternate instrument arrangements

aug59
united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

1955-08-24ff: 24Aug55
del Royal Navy FAA as XJ401, 13Sep55.
Aug 1959 to 737 Sq continuing trials of minesweeping gear, wore codes /780 during spring 1960
Jun 1960 to 700 Sq / 502 until c Sep 1960
Sep 1960 returned to 737 Sq until Dec 1960 737 NAS

G-AYTK

oct69
united kingdom Bristow


Westland Whirlwind SRS.3 wfu & conv Ser.3, Bristow UK as G-AYTK, unk.
to G-AYTK by Feb 1971, to Bermuda as VR-BFG by Oct 1974

jun71
united kingdom HM Coastguard

1971-06 A EGMH 1971 converted to civilian SAR by Bristow Helicopters
Jun71-30sep74 was the primary contract aircraft at RAF Manston on behalf of HM Coastguard and designated /Coastguard 41
Its sister SAR aircraft for the contract was G-AYNP, designated /Coastguard 40.

VR-BFG

oct74
united kingdom Bristow


Westland Whirlwind SRS.3 reg Bermuda as VR-BFG, unk
b/u Redhill, UK, 1978.
1974-12-07 B EGKRnoted at Redhill.

1977
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1977-05-21 B EGKRRedhill, England UK

VH-BFG

1978
australia Bristow Australia


Westland Whirlwind SRS.3 reg Bristow Australia as VH-BFG, unk.




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