XK906 Whirlwind Ministry of Defence (C/N wa153)

Westland Whirlwind HAS.7

Construction Number: wa153


Built 1957





Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 Serial wa153 Register XK906 used by Ministry of Defence MoD Aeroplane & Armaments Experimental Establishment (A&AEE) ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) Track service timeline and current status.





Aircraft History





XK906

jun57
united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

1957-05-21Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA153, ff: 21May57
del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XK906, 12Jun57
wfu & sold UK as G-AYXT [ntu]
perished Netheravon dump, unk.

10Jun57
united kingdom Ministry of Defence

1957-06 A EGDM Trials Used mostly for trials
Jun 1957 to A&AEE Boscombe Down
Jan 1959 to Westland for mods and back to A&AEE for trials Aeroplane & Armaments Experimental Establishment
1961-11 B EGVW Trials by Nov 1961 to RAE Bedford for various trials and rotor research until c Jun 1970 (eventually replaced by Wessex XM300)
Bedford dump by Sep 1972.
1973-01 C RFD works G I Airframe to RFD Godalming until Apr 1975.
1975-03 D EGDN G I Airframe Mar/Apr 1975 to Netheravon for crash / rescue training
burnt pieces still present Aug 1983




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