Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAR.1 Serial wa 8 Register XA868 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) Track service timeline and current status.
spent significant amount of its career either allocated to, or in reserve for HMS Protector Flt. From Jul 1957 as /990, from Apr 1960 as /920, from Sep 1963 as /940 and from Sep 1965 as /449 until Jun 1966. Still marked as /449-PR by Jul 1969.
1954-04-02
Westland Whirlwind HAR.1, cn WA8, f/f 02Apr54 del Royal Navy as XA868, 20Jul54 to A2551, unk scr Horsham, UK 1984.
Tail boom Acquired by the then British Rotorcraft Museum (now IHM) at Weston, late 1981. Some parts used in rebuild of another Whirlwind. At least one of XA868 tail boom still present, Dec 2016.
