XN302 Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 C/N wa282

Helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 Serial wa282 Register XN302 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1959. Aircraft history and location

Aircraft History

1960 Fleet Air Arm
XN302
1959-11-28	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA282, ff: 28Nov59 del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XN302, 31Dec59 wfu as A2654, unk recoded A2758, unk recoded 9037M, unk scr Apr97.
	Mar 1960 to 848 Sq / V-B, until c mid Nov 1962 May 1963 to 847 Sq / G-CU until c Aug 1963. 848 NAS
1975-04	A EGHF	G I Airframe to AES Lee (A2654) by Apr 1975, still Mar 1978 to fire training aid at Lee by May 1980, still Jul 1984 to Lee dump by Oct 1986
1975-04-13	B EGDR	Jan 1972 NASU Culdrose 13 Apr 1975 Final Whirlwind HAS.7 at Culdrose. Flew out from W Site to Lee on Solent.
1983-07-03	A EGHF	RNAS Lee-on-Solent (EGUS) preserved outside the fire station at RNAS Lee-on-Solent (EGUS)

1987-07	C Corsham	G I Airframe to HMS Royal Arthur (A2654) in Jul 1987 and re-allocated A2758 by 1988.
1990-05	D EGCN	G I Airframe to RAF Finningley as 9037M by May 1990, on dump by Sep 1993, still Jan 1994, still Sep 1994
1996 -
1996-02	E Stock	Breakers Yard Noted at Hanningfield Metals Feb 1996