XL899 Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 C/N wa238

Helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 Serial wa238 Register XL899 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1958. Aircraft history and location

Aircraft History

dec58 Fleet Air Arm
XL899
1958-10-24		Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA238, f/f: 24Oct58 del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL899, 08Dec58 conv HAR.9, unk wfu to Predannack, ~Dec80, perished 1993.
		Dec 1961 to 848 Sq / M-B (replacing XN301), until c Jun 1963
1965-01		Westland Whirlwind HAR.9 conv to HAR.9 by Westland at Weston-super-Mare Jan 1965 to Feb 1966, to Protector Flt by Jul 1966 until c Oct 1966.
1974-12	587-CU	A EGDR	Stn Flt to Culdrose Stn Flt, until c Jun 1975
1978-10-21		B EGDT	RN: Whirlwind HAR.9 noted in storage at RAF Wroughton , coded 587 ex 705NAS 705 NAS
1980-12		C EGDO	G I Airframe HAR.9, to Predannack by Dec 1980, still May 1990.