XA863 Whirlwind Royal Navy (C/N wa 3)

Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAR.1 Serial wa 3 Register XA863 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) ,Ministry of Defence MoD Aeroplane & Armaments Experimental Establishment (A&AEE) ,Westland Track service timeline and current status.

Aircraft History

aug53 Westland
XA863
1953-09		A EGLF	Farnborough Air Show 1953 static display at 1953 SBAC show.
27Mar54 Ministry of Defence
1954-03-27		B EGDM	Trials to A&AEE to determine performance envelope. Aeroplane & Armaments Experimental Establishment
1955-02		C EGHG	Revert to HAR.1 to Westland mid Feb to remove trials equipment and revert to HAR.1 standard.
27May55 Fleet Air Arm
		Westland Whirlwind HAR.1, WA3, f/f 28Nov53 del Fleet Air Arm as XA863, 27Mar54 w/o 05Jul55.
1955-06	703	D HMS Siskin	to 705 NAS / 703 mid Jun. 705 NAS
1955-07-05	703	D HMS Siskin	Accident crashed from low level manoeuvre and w/o. 705 NAS
1955-09-20		E Donibristle	Wreck wreck to RNAY Donibristle SoC Apr 1957.

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Westland Whirlwind HAR.1

Aircraft History

XA863

aug53 Westland

27Mar54 Ministry of Defence

27May55 Fleet Air Arm

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