XL881 Whirlwind Royal Navy (C/N wa231)

Westland Whirlwind HAS.7

Construction Number: wa231


Built 1958 - Written off 1969





Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 Serial wa231 Register XL881 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) Track service timeline and current status.





Aircraft History





XL881

sep58
united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

Oct 1959 to 815 Sq / 307 / A until c Dec 1960 815 NAS
Feb 1962 to 848 Sq / L-B (replacing XN300 on unit strength) until c Nov 1962
May 1963 to 847 Sq / R-CU until c Dec 1963.
1958-08-06Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA231, ff: 06Aug58
del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL881, 05Sep58
w/o 11Sep69.
1965-06 A EGVF Stored Jun 1965 into long term storage at Fleetlands, until c Jun 1968
1969-09-02 B off Blacknor Point Accident Jul 1968 to 771 Sq / 511-PO
2 Sep 1969 ditched in 10 m of water off Blacknor Point, wreck recovered Lee on Solent 771 NAS
1970-03 C Seafield Park G I Airframe Mar 1970 to RN Air Medical School




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