Westland Whirlwind HAR.2

C/N wa104

Built 1956





Helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAR.2 Serial wa104 Register XJ758 used by Royal Air Force RAF. Built 1956. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XJ758

united kingdom Royal Air Force

1956-02-01Westland Whirlwind HAR.2, c/n WA104, ff: 01Feb56
del Royal Air Force as XJ758, 05Mar56
conv HAR.10, unk
wfu as 8464M, unk
pres Welshpool, Powys, unk.
HAR.2 22 Sq
1360 Flt
217 Sq 217 Squadron
Conv HAR.10
Westland Whirlwind HAR.10 Conversion to HAR.10 (at Weston super Mare ?)
1963-02-20 A EGOV asg CFS detachment (from Turnhill) at RAF Valley. Found info 217 Squadron disbanded in 1959 so it's possible XJ758 went to the CFS then
1976-02-10 B EGOS G I Airframe HAR.10 , CFS
230 Sq
CFS
to Shawbury as 8464M 10 Feb 1976 CFS (H)
1984 B EGOS Dump cockpit section on Shawbury dump
1989-12cockpit recovered from Shawbury dump and preserved in the Ludlow area.




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