Westland Whirlwind HAR.2

C/N wa 94

Built 1955





Helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAR.2 Serial wa 94 Register XJ723 used by Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre ,Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Board OPITB (OPITB Montrose) ,Royal Air Force RAF. Built 1955. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XJ723

oct55
united kingdom Royal Air Force

1955-10
Westland Whirlwind HAR.10 Westland Whirlwind HAR.2, c/n WA94, ff:03Oct55
del Royal Air Force as XJ723, Oct55
conv HAR.10, unk
to Newcastle University for restoration, unk.

mar79
united kingdom Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Board

1979-03 A Montrose North G I Airframe ex Wroughton
to site at north side of Montrose. OPITB
1990 A Montrose North G I Airframe Unk to Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Base (OPITB) at Forties Road, Montrose, Angus as rescue training aid. SAR yellow scheme. 1991 donated to 2288 (Montrose) Sqn ATC as Gate Guard.

1993
united kingdom Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre

1993-05 B Montrose Exhibit May93 loaned to Montrose Aerodrome Museum Society for display. Then in hand painted Green/Grey camo scheme by cadets.

2007
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2007 sold by Montrose Aerodrome Museum Society to Newcastle University for restoration as an instructional airframe.
2017-09 C Dallachy At Dallachy awaiting move to Morayvia for restoration
2017-10-27 D Morayvia Exhibit to Morayvia Sci-Tech museum, Kinloss




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