Helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAR.3 Serial wa 73 Register XG578 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1956. Aircraft history and location Aircraft History XG578 16Apr56 Fleet Air Arm 1956-03-29Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA73, ff: 29Mar56 del Royal Navy FAA as XG576, 16Apr56 w/o 07Dec61 b/u for spares, unk. 1956-08980-Z SAR Flt to HMS Albion SAR Flt as /980-Z by early Aug 1956. 1957-11708-V A EGHFto 701 NAS C Flt by Nov 1957. 701 NAS 1958-09 A EGHFto 705 NAS by mid Sep 1958. 705 NAS 1959-01302 B EGAEto 815 NAS 815 NAS 1959-08763 C EGDPto 737 NAS by end of Aug 1959 737 NAS 1959-12523 D EGDRto 705 NAS by mid Dec 1959. Recoded /527 by Jun 1961. 705 NAS 1961-12-07527 Accident crashed at Trenance Farm, nr Mullion. 705 NAS Send Updates Use APP to upload photo @ (optional) When Now? / / Send
