XM667 Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 C/N wa258

Helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 Serial wa258 Register XM667 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1959. Aircraft history and location

Aircraft History

Fleet Air Arm
XM667
1959-01-21	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA258, ff: 21Jan59 del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XM667, 02Feb59 w/o 26Apr72, wfu as A2629, perished 1993.
1959-02	A EGVF	Stored RNAY Fleetlands store by Feb 1959
	HAS.7 824Sqn/332-R Nov 1959 until Nov 1961, to 825 NAS.
	HAS.7 825 NAS/312-V Nov 1961, replacing XL882 on unit strength until Apr 1962.
1963-12	A EGVF	Stored Shipped back to UK Nov 1963 Reconditioned by Fleetlands by early 1964 after Far East service and into storage
	705 Sq /(5)56 by Aug 1966 26 Apr 1972, forced landing after engine failure just N of Culdrose still with 705 Sq. Returned to Culdrose, underneath Sea King XV661.
1978-03	B EGHF	G I Airframe AES Lee, still as /56-CU (A2629) by Mar 1978, still Mar 1980.
1990	C EGDO	G I Airframe to Predannack by