Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAR.3 Serial wa 62 Register XJ398 G-BDBZ XD768 used by Westland ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) Track service timeline and current status.

By Dave Taskis

Aircraft History

Fleet Air Arm
XD768
	Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA62, ntu Royal Navy FAA as XD768. [duplicate serial]
XJ398
Fleet Air Arm
1957-05-04	ff: 04May57 del Royal Navy FAA as XJ398, unk.
Westland
	Held by Westland as engines trials aircraft and never issued to RAF (or RN FAA). Used as development airframe for the Rolls Royce Gnome turboshaft engine. Sold to Autair 10 Apr 1975
G-BDBZ
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1975-04	A EGGW	Apr 1975 Reg G-BDBZ to Autair, Luton
1978-05	B EGTK	G I Airframe Ground Training School at Kidlington May 1978, still there by 1984. de-reg 28 Mar 1985. Still there Mar 1990.
1999-08-25	C EGYK	to Elvington (from Kidlington) 25 Aug 1999.
2003-06	D EGCI	Exhibit to G-BDBZ, unk pres. AeroVenture, Doncaster, UK.
XJ398
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1999-08	C EGYK	Exhibit From Kidlington to Yorkshire Air Museum 25 Aug 1999. Restoration project by Yorkshire Helicopter Preservation Group. Still there Feb 2002.
2003-06	E EGUB	Stored May 2002 into storage at RAF Benson. To Doncaster Jun 2003
2019-09-05	D EGCI	Exhibit at Aeroventure, Doncaster in RAF SAR colour scheme

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XJ398 ex XD768 Whirlwind (C/N wa 62)

Westland Whirlwind HAR.3

Aircraft History

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XJ398

Fleet Air Arm

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