XG592 Whirlwind Royal Navy (C/N wa 87)

Westland Whirlwind HAS.7

Construction Number: wa 87


Built 1957





Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 Serial wa 87 Register XG592 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) Track service timeline and current status.





Aircraft History





XG592

may57
united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

RN during service served with (earliest first) 700NAS, 705NAS, 846NAS and 705NAS 705 NAS
1957-04-24Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA87, ff: 24Apr57
del Royal Navy as XG592, 03May57
wfu & sold to Paintball Park, Cowbridge, UK, unk.
1974-12-05554-CU A EGDT Stored left Culdrose for storage at Wroughton. 705 NAS
1978 A EGDT Stored to Wroughton store until
B EGFF Exhibit to Wales Aircraft Museum still wearing code /54, still 1979
departed Aug 1991
1995-11 C Taskforce Skirmish Paintball to Task Force Paintball at Cowbridge by Nov 1995, until at least Dec 2014. Gone by Nov 2016.
2023-09-09Taskforce Paintball. This helicopter is still with us at Taskforce Paintball




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