By Andrew Thomas |
By Steve Mills |
Aircraft History |
XA862 | |||
Fleet Air Arm | |||
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1952-11-12 | f/f 12nov52 as Srs.1 G-AMJT f/f 01aug53 as HAR.1 705 Sq Oct 1954, 705 Sq/704 by Jun 1955, 705 Sq/527 by Dec 1955 RNAY Donibristle by spring 1958 701Sq P Flt (HMS Protector) by Aug 1958 until c Aug 1959, Jul 1960 to Sep 1960 700Sq by Oct 1960 To GI A2542 by Jun 1966 at RNAY Fleetlands To Lee by Jul 1970 | ||
1971-07 | A Seafield Park | G I Airframe to RN AMS Seafield Park by Jul 1971 until c Jun 1975 | |
to Lee by Jun 1975 to Wroughton store by Jan 1976 | |||
1981-05 | B Baginton | to Baginton May 1981, awaiting restoration there by Jul 1989 | |
1983-10-30 | C EGBE | whilst on display at Coventry. The first UK Westland Whirlwind maybe deserved a better fate? | |
1993-08-29 | D EGFI | at International Helicopter Museum, Weston-super-Mare | |
2013-01 | E EGCI | Restoration The Yorkshire Helicopter Preservation Group discovered XA862 on the fire dump at RAF Colerne (see photo below) and managed to salvage the cockpit section which is as Jan.2013 under restoration as a mobile exhibit at the South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum, Doncaster - Alan Beattie for YHPG |
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