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Developed from the Westland WS-51 Dragonfly HR.5 as a private venture. A 3 seat general utility helicopter, powered by an Alvis Leonides 521/1 9 cylinder radial engine, only a few were built before the project was cancelled, partly due to the UK Admiralty withdrawing from plans to convert 24 existing Dragonfly HR.5s. in the Fleet Air Arm. The Widgeon would have been the Dragonfly HR.7. At least 6 built as-new, following from 3 earlier conversions from the Dragonfly. 
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| C/N | Version | Built | History | wa/h/001  | | 1948 |  G-APPR : ex G-AKTW. Originally built as a Dragonfly and was 2nd convertion to a Widgeon, during 1958. Re-registered as G-APPR Oct 1958. Sold to Bristow Helicopters.
5N-ABV : Used for North Sea rig traffic contracts and later sent to Nigeria for similar work. Re-registered as 5N-ABV in Jun 1962. Nigeria-Biafra war caused it to be overrun and used as a military machine. Destroyed 1967.
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| wa/h/003 | | 1949 | G-APPS : ex G-ALIK. Originally built as a Dragonfly and was 1st conversion to a Widgeon, during early 1958. Re-registered as G-APPS Aug 1958. Sold to Bristow Helicopters.
5N-AGA : Used for North Sea rig traffic contracts and later sent to Trinidad and Tobago as VP-TCM and then Nigeria for similar work. Re-registered as 5N-AGA in Nigeria in Nov 1958. Nigeria-Biafra war caused it to be overrun and used as a military machine.
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| wa/h/142 | | 1957 |  N-7001 : to Brazilian Navy in Dec 1957 as a HUW, H-4001. Re-designated as UH-1, and re-serialed as N-7001, carried code /1. wfu 1968, preserved in Brazil by Mar 2002.
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| wa/h/143 | | 1957 | N-7002 : to Brazilian Navy in 1958 as a HUW, H-4002. Re-designated as UH-1, and re-serialed as N-7002, carried code /2. wfu 1968. preserved ?
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| wa/h/145 | | 1957 |  VR-HFL : ex G-APBK. To RHKAAF Dec 1957, coded /L. wfu Aug 1965, sold to Malaysia.
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| wa/h/146 | | 1957 | VR-HFM : ex G-APBL. To RHKAAF Oct 1957, coded /M. w/o 17 Jan 1965 at Sai Kung.
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| wa/h/147 | | 1958 |  H-301 : Built as Widgeon. Served with Royal Jordanian Air Force (1958-1966) in the Transport Wing. Fate ?
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7 C/N found.
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