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
xfer 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.