Westland Whirlwind HAS.7

C/N wa289

Built 1960





Helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 Serial wa289 Register XN309 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1960. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XN309

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

1960-01-25
Westland Whirlwind HAR.9 Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA289, f/f: 25Jan60
del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XN309, 04Feb60
conv HAR.9, unk
wfu as A2663, unk
scr Baldonnel dump, Ireland, unk.
814Sq/288-H by Apr 1960 to Sep 1961
1962-12-19 A SW of Bukok Accident 846SqS/T-A May 1962. Hit tail rotor while landing in clearing S of Limbang Dec 1962. Recovered to HMS Albion by a Belvedere of 66 Squadron for repair.
846Sq/V-A by Jun 1963, Fleetlands by Jan 1964, to Weston-super-Mare for conv to HAR.9 by Apr 1965. 846 NAS

Westland Whirlwind HAR.9 Culdrose SAR Flt/590-CU by Jan 1968, Culdrose SAR Flt/587-CU by Jul 1970, Lee SAR Flt/810-LS by Oct 1972, 829 Sq Endurance Flt/449-ED by Oct 1972, NASU-CU by Dec 1972, Culdrose SAR Flt/590-CU by Nov 1973.
1975-07 B HMS Thunderer G I Airframe
Westland Whirlwind HAR.9 RNEC Manadon by road Jul 1975 still as /590-CU. To Wroughton during 1976.
1977-10 C EGDR School of Aircraft Handling
Westland Whirlwind HAR.9 From Wroughton during 1976
To GI A2663 at SAH Culdrose by Oct 1977.
1981-07 D EGHL Exhibit Pres. SWWAPS in Jul 1981, still wearing /590-CU
to Cork, by 1992.




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