Helicopter Accidents Westland Whirlwind year 1961

Year 1961 accidents

List of helicopter accidents

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Westland	Whirlwind	20

Westland Whirlwind Accidents

Year	Version	C/N
1961	har.1	wa 7	XA867 : to Protector Flt/940 by Aug 1961, until crashed and w/o, on Greenwich Island 14 Dec 1961.
1961	har.2	wa 96	XJ725 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.2, c/n WA96, ff:19Dec55; del Royal Air Force as XJ723, 03Jan56; w/o 11Oct61.
1961	har.2	wa108	XJ762 : On load to de Havilland to be re-engined with single prototype Gnome H.1000 and ff as such during Mar 1959.
1961	har.2	wa111	XJ765 : JEHU/8 by 1956, JHU/8 by Oct 1956, Suez assault 6 Nov 1956
1961	har.2	wa152	XL113 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.2, c/n WA152, ff: 16Nov56; del Royal Air Force as XL113, 10Dec56; w/o 05Aug61.
1961	har3	wa 67	XG572 : wreck to a Bedhampton scrap merchant c Mar 1975, until c Jun 1975
1961	har3	wa 73	XG578 : crashed at Trenance Farm, nr Mullion.
1961	har3	wa 75	XG580 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA75, ff: 24Oct55; del Royal Navy FAA as XG580, 02Nov55; w/o 27Apr61.
1961	has7	wa216	XL854 : Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA216, ff: 17Apr58; del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL854, 30Apr58; w/o 05Sep61.
1961	has7	wa223	XL873 : Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA223, ff: 23May58; del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL873, 03Jun58; w/o 31Jul61.
1961	has7	wa226	XL876 : Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA226, ff: 26Jun58; del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL876, 03Jul58; w/o 20Mar61.
1961	has7	wa229	XL879 : wreckage to RNEC Manadon. Burnt during at an Open Day.
1961	has7	wa261	XM683 : Jan 1960 to 848 Sq / T-B at Sembawang; ditched off HMS Bulwark while operating off Borneo 26 May 1961
1961	has7	wa272	XN260 : Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA272, ff: 24Aug59; del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XN260, 21Sep59; w/o 01May61.
1961	has7	wa281	XN301 : Jan 1960 to 848 Sq / M-B; 21 Nov 1961 ditched off HMS Bulwark during a formation landing, whilst in Hong Kong Harbour
1961	has7	wa283	XN303 : HAS.7 824Sq /333-R Feb 1960, replacing XL849 on unit strength; /333-C from Apr 1961 until ditched and sank off Malta while operating from HMS Centaur on 20 Apr 1961.
1961	has7	wa292	XN312 : 814Sq/281-H by Apr 1960. Ditched and sank during approach to HMS Hermes, S of Hong Kong on 3 Feb 1961
1961	has7	wa303	XN357 : HAS.7 May 1960 to 719 Sq / 626, until ditched and sank c 12nm ESE of Torr Head, NI on 7 Feb 1961
1961	has7	wa313	XN383 : Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA313, ff: 10Jun60; del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XN383, 27Jun60; w/o 16Jan61.
1961	srs.1	wa 32	LN-ORL : del Hvalfangstselskapet Globus Norway as LN-ORL, 1954?; w/o 01Jan61.

20 C/N found.