XL867 Whirlwind Royal Navy (C/N wa217)

Westland Whirlwind HAS.7

Construction Number: wa217


Built 1958 - Scrapped 1983





Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 Serial wa217 Register XL867 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) Track service timeline and current status.





Aircraft History





XL867

apr58
united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

HAS.7 815 NAS / 300 by Oct 1958, 815 NAS / 301-A by Oct 1959
RNAY Fleetlands by Dec 1960
737 NAS / 785 by Feb 1962
771 NAS / 754 by Aug 1962
705 NAS / 559 by Jan 1966 705 NAS
1958-04-19Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA217, ff: 19Apr58
del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL867, 30Apr58
scr Holyhead, unk.
1974-12-17559 A EGDRretired and departed Culdrose for Wroughton 705 NAS
1975-01 B EGDT Stored RNAY Wroughton storage by Jan 1975, until mid 1976
1976-07 C TS Ganges Sea Cadets To Holyhead Sea Cadets at TS Ganges by Jul 1976, still wearing code /59. Still present by Jan 1980.
1982 D Trearddur Bay Exhibit Acquired as display item by Cliff Hotel holiday park on Holy Island, Angelsey during . Scrapped after vandalism, 1983.




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