This model is a version of Whirlwind
c/n wa 71 Year 1955 ---- Select Westland Model---- 30 30-100 30-100-60 30-200 30-300 Commando dragonfly Dragonfly 1A Dragonfly 1B Dragonfly HC.2 Dragonfly HC.4 Dragonfly HR.1 Dragonfly HR.3 Dragonfly HR.5 Lynx Lynx HAS2 Lynx mk21 Lynx mk87 Lynx 3 Lynx AH1 Lynx AH7 Lynx AH9 Lynx HAS2 (FN) Lynx HAS2ICE Lynx HAS3 Lynx HAS3CTS Lynx HAS3GM Lynx HAS3ICE Lynx HAS3S Lynx HAS3SGM Lynx HAS3SICE Lynx HAS4 (FN) Lynx HMA.8 Lynx HMA8 (DSP) Lynx mk23 Lynx mk25 Lynx mk27 Lynx mk28 Lynx mk80 Lynx Mk81 Lynx mk86 Lynx mk88 Lynx mk89 Lynx mk90 Scout Scout AH.1 Sea King Sea King AEW.2 Sea King HAR.3 Sea King HAR.3A Sea King HAS.1 Sea King HAS.2 Sea King HAS.2A Sea King HAS.5 Sea King HAS.6 Sea King HC.4 Sea King HU.5 Sea King Mk.41 Sea King Mk.42 Sea King Mk.42A Sea King Mk.42B Sea King Mk.42C Sea King Mk.43 Sea King Mk.43A Sea King Mk.43B Sea King Mk.45 Sea King Mk.45A Sea King Mk.47 Sea King Mk.48 Sea King Mk.50 Sea King Mk.50A SH-14D Sioux Super Lynx mk21a Super Lynx mk88a Super Lynx mk95 Super Lynx mk99 Super Lynx mk99a WAH-64 Apache Wasp Wessex Wessex HAR.2 Wessex HAS.1 Wessex HAS.3 Wessex HAS.31 Wessex HC.2 Wessex HCC.4 Wessex HU.5 Wessex Mk.52 Wessex Mk.53 Wessex Mk.54 Wessex Mk.60 Westminster Whirlwind Whirlwind HAR.1 Whirlwind HAR.10 Whirlwind HAR.2 Whirlwind HAR.3 Whirlwind HAR.4 Whirlwind HAR.5 Whirlwind HAR.9 Whirlwind HAS.3B Whirlwind HAS.7 Whirlwind HCC.12 Whirlwind HCC.8 Whirlwind SRS.1 Whirlwind SRS.2 Whirlwind SRS.3 Widgeon WS-70 Black Hawk --- Other Models ---
Helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAR.3 Serial wa 71 Register XG576 G-AYNP used by HM Coastguard (Her Majesty’s Coastguard) ,Bristow ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1955. Aircraft history and location XG576 Fleet Air Arm sep55
1955-08-16 Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA71, ff: 16Aug55 del Royal Navy FAA as XG576, 23Sep55. wfu 1967 G-AYNP Bristow dec70
1970-12 A EGKR ex XG576
to Bristow Dec 1970 as G-AYNP
to South Africa in Mar 1975 Westland Whirlwind SRS.3 sold Bristow UK as G-AYNP, unk conv Ser.3, unk lsd Court Helicopters, ZA as ZS-HCY, unk rtnd Bristow UK as G-AYNP, unk pres Buseck, Ger, unk.1977-07 A EGKR ex ZS-HCY returned to UK Jul 1977 HM Coastguard jun71
1971-06 B EGMH converted to civilian SAR by Bristow Helicopters
Jun71-30sep74 was the primary contract aircraft at RAF Manston on behalf of HM Coastguard and designated /Coastguard 40
Its sister SAR aircraft for the contract was G-AYTK designated /Coastguard 41 - feb94
1994-02 C EGFI Stored to International Helicopter Museum store 1994-06 D Diepensee Exhibit By Jun 1994, to Aero-Park Brandenburg as static exhibit, until 1999 when the museum closed. 2002 E Ixheim by , to Heinz Nickel on display at its offices in Zweibrücken. 2006 F SaHo Alten-Buseck Restoration sold in to Sammler und Hobbywelt in Alten-Buseck, for restoration. XG576 - 2007
2007 F SaHo Alten-Buseck Exhibit Restored by SaHo as Whirlwind HAR.9 in Culdrose Rescue /590-CU scheme. 2015-01 G Baarlo Exhibit Jan 2015 to PS Aero at Baarlo