Westland Whirlwind HAR.3

C/N wa 74

Built 1955 - Written off 1959





Helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAR.3 Serial wa 74 Register XG579 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1955. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XG579

oct55
united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

1955-10-10Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA74, ff: 10Oct55
del Royal Navy FAA as XG579, 20Oct55
w/o 21Apr59
s.o.c. 15Jul59.
1957-05 A off Malden Islandto Warrior SAR Flt/993-J, Nov 1956 for Grapple deployment. Returned by Oct 1957. Operation Grapple
1959-04-21815Sq/304 Jan 1959 until ditched off Portland on 21 Apr 1959. Airframe recovered but subsequently struck off charge.




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