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Westland Whirlwind HAR.3

C/N wa 62

Built 1955





Helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAR.3 Serial wa 62 Register XJ398 G-BDBZ XD768 used by Westland ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1955. Aircraft history and location



Helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAR.3 Serial wa 62 Register XJ398 G-BDBZ XD768 used by Westland ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1955. Aircraft history and location
By Dave Taskis

Aircraft History




XD768

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA62, ntu Royal Navy FAA as XD768. [duplicate serial]

XJ398

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

1957-05-04ff: 04May57
del Royal Navy FAA as XJ398, unk.

united kingdom 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 EGGWApr 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 EGYKto 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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