c/n wa170

Helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 Serial wa170 Register XK943 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1957. Aircraft history and location

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XK943
Fleet Air Arm feb58
1957-09-24		Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA170, ff: 24Sep57 del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XK943, 28Feb58 wfu as A2653, unk reserialled as 8796M, unk scr Abingdon, Feb92.
1958-05-29		Accident HAS.7 824Sqn/336 Apr 1958. Damaged tail in autorotation landing 29 May 1958 To RNAY Fleetlands for repair.
		848Sq / S-B by Mar 1960 until Nov 1962, 848 Sq / B-CU by c Jan 1963 Fleetlands store Jul 1963 705Sq / 557 by Aug 1969 705 NAS
1975-01	AEGDT	Stored Wroughton store by Jan 1975
1975-11	BEGHF	G I Airframe To AES Lee (A2653) / 57 by Nov 1975 open store at Lee by Oct 1980, still Nov 1982.
1983-09	CEGUD	G I Airframe to Abingdon for BDRT /57 by Sep 1983 as 8796M scrapped Feb 1992.

Westland Whirlwind HAS.7