Westland Whirlwind HAS.7

C/N wa228

Built 1958 - Written off 1968





Helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 Serial wa228 Register XL878 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1958. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XL878

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

1958-07-14Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA228, ff: 14Jul58
del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL878, 22Jul58
w/o 17May68, soc 23Jan70.
HAS.7 824Sqn/334-V Nov 1958, replacing XL848 on unit strength until Apr 1959.
HAS.7 824Sqn/330-R Nov 1959, /330-C by Apr 1961 until Dec 1961, to 825 NAS.
HAS.7 825 NAS/318-V Dec 1961, replacing XN380 on unit strength, until Apr 1962.
Nov 1962 to Hermes SAR Flt / 986-H
1968-05-17 A GBPTL Accident Feb 1967 to 829 Sq / 514-PO
Jun 1967 to 771 Sq / 514-PO
17 May 1968 ditched and sank in Portland Harbour, wreck retrieved to AIU Lee-on-Solent
The hulk was set alight as a demonstration of fire-fighting at Fleetlands on 13 Jun 1970. 771 NAS




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