Westland Whirlwind HAS.7

C/N wa215

Built 1958





Helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 Serial wa215 Register XL853 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1958. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XL853

apr58
united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

1958-04-17Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA215, ff: 17Apr58
del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL853, 30Apr58
wfu as A2630, unk
stored Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton, unk.
1963-01 A GBPTLHAS.7 824Sqn/337-C Feb 1962 until ditched off Portland mid Jan 1963, to Fleetlands for repair.
1978-03 B EGHF G I Airframe AES Lee (A2630) by Mar 1978, still Mar 1980.
1989-06 C EGVF Exhibit Fleetlands Museum from Jun 1989 (also marked A2630)




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