Westland Whirlwind HAS.7

C/N wa222

Built 1958 - Written off 1963





Helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 Serial wa222 Register XL872 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1958. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XL872

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

1958-05-19Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA222, ff: 19May58
del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL872, 28May58
w/o 25Apr63.
1961-03335-CHAS.7 824Sq /335-C Mar 1961, replacing XL879 on unit strength. 824 NAS
1962-02-07335-C A WSSS Visiting noted visiting RAF Changi 824 NAS
1963-04-25335-C Accident ditched and sank c 115nm S of Mogadishu, while operating from HMS Centaur. 824 NAS




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