Westland Whirlwind HAS.7

C/N wa280

Built 1959 - Written off 1964





Helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 Serial wa280 Register XN300 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1959. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XN300

nov59
united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

1959-10-26Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA280, ff: 26Oct59
del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XN300, 09Nov59
w/o 14Jul64.
Nov 1959 to 848 Sq / L-B
17 Jan 1962 crashed nr RAAF Pearce (damaged airframe recovered to RAF Tengah).
1964-07-20 A Sebatik Island (South) Destroyed Oct 1963 to 846 NAS as /T-A at Sembawang
14 Jul 1964 emergency landing after tail rotor failed, in shallow water on the Indonesian side of Sebatik Island
20 Jul 1964 Demolished by a Royal Navy explosives team. 846 NAS Konfrontasi




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