Westland Whirlwind SRS.3

C/N wa493

Built 1965





Helicopter Westland Whirlwind SRS.3 Serial wa493 Register VR-BEU G-ATKV EP-HAN used by Bristow Bermuda ,Bristow. Built 1965. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





G-ATKV

united kingdom Bristow

1965-11Westland Whirlwind Ser.3, c/n WA493, ff: Nov65
del Bristow Helicopters, Redhill as G-ATKV, 19Feb66.
rtnd to Bristow as G-ATKV, unk
spent most of its working life in Dubai, on contract to Shell.

EP-HAN

united kingdom Bristow

In 1967 it was exported to Iran, re-registered as EP-HAN, and served with the Iranian Helicopter Company.

VR-BEU

bermuda Bristow Bermuda

xfer Helicopter Rentals (Bermuda) as VR-BEU, 1974. It returned to Redhill in 1980 and was eventually acquired by The Helicopter Museum and delivered to Weston-super-Mare, still carrying its Bermuda registration.

G-ATKV

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1981-12 A EGFIto British Rotorcraft Museum (now IHM), Dec 1981.

VR-BEU

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2009-07 B Abbotsham Outdoor activity In use at outdoor activity centre The Big Sheep in Abbotsham by Jul 2099, still Jan 2012




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