Helicopter Accidents

Year 1957 accidents

Westland Whirlwind Accidents

Year	Version	C/N
1957	har.2	wa 50	XJ434 : ff: 22Feb55; del Royal Air Force as Whirlwind HAR.2, XJ434, 01Jun55; w/o 01Oct57.
1957	har.2	wa145	XK989 : w/o 26 Feb 1957, ditched in sea off RAF Thorney Island, while with 22 Sq,
1957	har3	wa 77	XG582 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA77, ff: 16Feb56; del Royal Navy FAA as XG576, 29Feb56; w/o 05Nov57; scr 16Mar58.
1957	har.4	wa 30	XD187 : w/o 2 Apr 1957, force landed after fuel exhausted in Johor Bahru while with 155 Sq.
1957	har.4	wa 40	XJ413 : after departing Tanah Rata in a group of 5 machines, crashed near the Slim River following tail rotor failure.
1957	har.4	wa 43	XJ427 : f/f 16Dec54, d/l RAF as Whirlwind HAR.4 XJ412 12Jan55; w/o 16Apr57 at RAF Seletar, Singapore
1957	has7	wa155	XK908 : 10 Sep 1957 Collision with RAF Hunter over East Stratton, while with 700 H Sq; airframe to Arbroath Oct 1957 as A2442.
1957	srs.1	wa 23	G-ANJU : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA23, ff: 1953; reg Westland Helicopters Ltd as G-ANJU, 16Dec53; del South Georgia Company Ltd as G-ANJU, 24Sep54; w/o when crashed at sea, 21Jan57.
1957	srs2	wa123	8 000 104 : xfer ALAT as 8 000 104, 24Feb56; asgd GH No2, AVM, 24Feb56-30Jan57; suffered accident, 30Jan57 and susequently w/o Apr57.
1957	srs2	wa177	BAF : xfer EA.ALAT, BAF, unk; suffered accident, 09Dec57; wfu & w/o: ??? TTH, 23May58.
1957	srs2	wa182	8 000 172 : xfer ALAT as 8 000 172, 28Dec56; asgd GH No2, AMP, 1957; suffered accident, 1957; wfu & w/o: ?? TTH, 1957.
1957	srs2	wa186	8 000 197 : xfer ALAT as 8 000 197, 10Jan57; asgd GH No1, 10Jan57; xfer GH No2, AMR, unk; suffered accident, 13Aug57; wfu & soc: ??? TTH, 14Apr58.