Westland Whirlwind HAS.7

C/N wa217

Built 1958 - Scrapped 1983





Helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 Serial wa217 Register XL867 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1958. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XL867

apr58
united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

1958-04-19Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA217, ff: 19Apr58
del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL867, 30Apr58
scr Holyhead, unk.
HAS.7 815 NAS / 300 by Oct 1958, 815 NAS / 301-A by Oct 1959
RNAY Fleetlands by Dec 1960
737 NAS / 785 by Feb 1962
771 NAS / 754 by Aug 1962
705 NAS / 559 by Jan 1966 705 NAS
1974-12 A EGDT Stored RNAY Wroughton storage by Dec 1974, until mid 1976
1976-07 B TS Ganges Sea Cadets To Holyhead Sea Cadets at TS Ganges by Jul 1976, still wearing code /59. Still present by Jan 1980.
1982 C Trearddur Bay Exhibit Acquired as display item by Cliff Hotel holiday park on Holy Island, Angelsey during . Scrapped after vandalism, 1983.




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