Westland Whirlwind HAS.7

C/N wa197

Built 1957 - Scrapped 1978





Helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 Serial wa197 Register XL835 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1957. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XL835

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

1957-10-21Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA197, ff: 21Oct57
del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL835, 09Dec57
wfu as 8356M, unk
perished Predannack Fire School, unk.
HAS.7 824Sqn/333-V and /M Apr 1958 until Apr 1959
Culdrose store May 1959
820Sq/294 by Dec 1959
705Sq/520 by Nov 1960 until Jan 1962
Brawdy SAR Flt/905-BY by Jun 1963
Fleetlands Dec 1967
771Sq/509-PO by May 1969 705 NAS
Spares recovery Lee store Jan 1970
to 8356M n.t.u
spares recovery Culdrose by Jan 1974, SoC Jun 1974
1974-10509-PO A EGDO G I Airframe to Predannack by Oct 1974, largely burnt by Aug 1976, last noted 1978




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