XL846 Whirlwind Royal Navy (C/N wa208)

Westland Whirlwind HAS.7

Construction Number: wa208


Built 1958 - Scrapped 1992





Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 Serial wa208 Register XL846 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) Track service timeline and current status.



Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 Serial wa208 Register XL846 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) Track service timeline and current status.
By Steve Mills


Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 Serial wa208 Register XL846 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) Track service timeline and current status.




Aircraft History





XL846

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

HAS.7 824Sqn/331-V and /U Apr 1958 until Apr 1959.
820Sq/291/X by Jan 1960
705Sq/530 by Oct 1960 until Nov 1962
Brawdy SAR Flt/904-BY by Aug 1963 until Nov 1967
Lossiemouth SAR Flt/685-LM by Dec 1968 705 NAS
1958-02-18Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA208, ff: 18Feb58
del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL846, 28Feb58
wfu as A2625, unk
perished Predannack, 1992.
1972-10 A EGDT Stored Wroughton store by Oct 1972
1978-03 B EGHF G I Airframe AES Lee, still as /85 (A2625) by Mar 1978, still Mar 1980.
1983-11-27 B EGHFPictured (pic1) at Lee-on-Solent as a BDR airframe
1984-02-20 B EGHF now showing repairs undertaken whilst in use as a BDR trainer at Lee-on-Solent


1986-04 C EGDO G I Airframe to Predannack by Apr 1986, perished 1992.




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