Westland Whirlwind HAR.3

C/N wa 57

Built 1954 - Scrapped 1993





Helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAR.3 Serial wa 57 Register XJ393 XD763 used by Ministry of Defence (MoD) RRE (Royal Radar Establishment) ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1954. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XD763

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA57, ntu Royal Navy FAA as XD763. [duplicate serial]

XJ393

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

1954-09-24ff: as XD763, 24Sep54
del Royal Navy FAA as XJ393, unk
wfu as A2538, unk
scrapped during 1993.
AES Arbroath Feb 1961 as A2538 until at least Jul 1968
AES Lee-on-Solent Mar 1970, until Mar 1972.

united kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD)

TRE Defford Mar 1956, RRE Pershore Sep 1957 RRE

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1972-03 A Barton Pines Torbay Aircraft Museum at Torbay Aircraft Museum by 1974, still 1976, 1980, until c 1982
1989-04 B North Heath Attraction roadside cafe near Pulborough by Apr 1989. Cafe burnt down late 1992 / early 1993, Whirlwind still present Apr 1993. Scrapped 1993.




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