XL898 Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 C/N wa237

Helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 Serial wa237 Register XL898 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1958. Aircraft history and location

Aircraft History

31Oct58 Fleet Air Arm
XL898
1958-10-16		Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA237, f/f: 16Oct58 del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL898, 31Oct58 conv HAR.9, unk wfu as 8654M, unk scrapped during 1992.
1959-01-14		A Hal Far	Stored into storage at Hal Far (until c May 1960 ?)
1961-12		HAS.7 824Sqn/337-CU Oct 1960 until transferred to 825 NAS Dec 1961.
		HAS.7 825 NAS/317-V Dec 1961, believed to have replaced XN382 on unit strength, until Apr 1962.
		Apr 1963 short term assigned to 848 Sq / F May 1963 to 847 Sq / X-CU until c Dec 1964 848 NAS
1965-02		B GBWSM	Conv HAR.9 Westland Whirlwind HAR.9 to Weston-super-Mare for conv HAR.9 by Feb 1965, complete by Mar 1966.
1966-04	449/PR	Fleetlands, Lee-on-Solent and Yeovil, modified for Antarctic operations by Sep 1966. Assigned HMS Protector /49-PR by Sep 1966.
1967		operated with HMS Protector (A146) in 1966/7 season not Endurance
1968-11	(4)49-ED	C SFAL	Endurance Flt Operating near Port Stanley with Endurance Flt. 829 NAS
1970-03-11	49-ED	D Adelaide Station T	operating around Adelaide Island BAS base. 829 NAS
1978-10-21		E EGDT	RN: Whirlwind HAR.9 noted in storage at RAF Wroughton , coded ED-30 ex HMS Endurance Flt
1981-10		F EGDM	G I AIrframe transported by road to A&AEE Boscombe Down.
1992		G New Byth	Preserved HAR.9, 8654M. To New Byth, until sold for scrap in .