Westland Whirlwind HAS.7

C/N wa220

Built 1958 - Written off 1962





Helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 Serial wa220 Register XL870 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1958. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XL870

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

1958-05-08Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA220, ff: 08May58
del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL870, 20May58
w/o 07May62, soc 25May62, scr, unk.
Lee store by Mar 1958, Seletar store by Nov 1958, 814Sq/281-H by Feb 1961 (repl XN312) to Sep 1961.
1962-05-07 A GBPTL Accident 737 Sq/778 by Mar 1962, ditched Portland harbour 7 May 1962, wreck recovered. To Fleetlands May 1962, soc, scr. Fleetlands May 1962




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