Westland Whirlwind HAS.7

C/N wa233

Built 1958





Helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 Serial wa233 Register XL883 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1958. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XL883

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

1958-09-17Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA233, ff: 17Sep58
del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL883, 30Sep58
b/u Fleetlands, 25Jun62.
1960-08-22 A off Hong Kong Emergency 815 Sq/308 during 1960 Far East deployment aboard HMS Albion. One of two airframes launched on 22 Aug to aid an injured crewman on ss Twinhorse off Hong Kong.




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