Westland Whirlwind SRS.2

C/N wa122

Built 1955 - Written off 1958 - Scrapped 1959





Helicopter Westland Whirlwind SRS.2 Serial wa122 Register 8 000 103 WAD93 used by Aviation Légère de l'Armée de Terre ALAT (French Army Light Aviation) ,Armée de l'Air (French Air Force) ,Sud-Est Sud Est (SNCASE - Sud Est). Built 1955. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





WAD93

france Sud-Est

1955-11-28Westland Whirlwind Ser.2 c/n WA122, ff:?
del SNCASE as Whirlwind HAS.7, WAD93, c/n F5, 28Nov55.

france Armée de l'Air

1956-01-26xfer AdlA, WAD93, 26Jan56.

8 000 103

france Aviation Légère de l'Armée de Terre

1956-03-12xfer ALAT as 8 000 103, 12Mar56
asgd GH No2, AVL, 12Mar56-18Jan58
18Jan58 Crashed on take-off in darkness, heavy rain and gusty wind in attempt to recover the helicopter from sudden floods during flood relief mission ivo Wadi Kabir, Masqat, Oman. Bodies of Lt Francois Boscheron and André Morisset found 13Feb58.
airframe susequently w/o 10Feb59.




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