Westland Whirlwind HAS.7

C/N wa304

Built 1960 - Scrapped 1983





Helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 Serial wa304 Register XN358 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1960. Aircraft history and location



Helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 Serial wa304 Register XN358 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1960. Aircraft history and location
By Steve Mills



Aircraft History





XN358

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

1960-03-18Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA304, ff: 18Mar60
del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XN358, 06Apr60
wfu as A2644, unk
perished Yeovilton fire section, unk.
HAS.7 825 NAS/311-V Jul 1960, until Dec 1961 to 824Sqn.
HAS.7 824Sqn/331 Dec 1961, replacing XN385 on unit strength, until May 1963.
1975-06 A Seafield Park G I Airframe to RN AMS Seafield Park Jun 1975, still Mar 1978, still Jan 1980.
1980-08 B EGHF Dump to Lee dump by Aug 1980
1980-09-26 B EGHF at RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus) stored outside near the fire dump


1981-09 C EGDY Dump to Yeovilton dump by Sep 1981, still Jul 1982




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