Westland Whirlwind HAS.7

C/N wa275

Built 1959 - Scrapped 2005





Helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 Serial wa275 Register XN263 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1959. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XN263

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

1959-09-22Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA275, ff: 22Sep59
del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XN263, 30Sep59
wfu to Bosham, West Sussex, scrapped Jul05.
848 Sq / E-B by Jan 1960 until at least Jun 1963
705 Sq / 530 by May 1964 705 NAS
1965-06-04 A EGDO Accident 4 Jun 1965 Damaged during heavy landing at PRedannack while with 705 Sq. Repaired. 705 NAS
Stored Culdrose by Jul 1967
Brawdy Stn Flt / (8)13-BY by Nov 1967
1968-08 B EGDA SAR Flight Brawdy SAR Flight /13 by Aug 1968
771 Sq by Sep 1968
Lee on Solent by Jul 1970 for storage
Wroughton store by Nov 1972 771 NAS
Marked with Army titling and to AETW Middle Wallop by Feb 1975
to Wroughton Oct 1978
1984-06 C Shrivenhamto RMCS Shrivenham Jun 1984 until Jun 1988.

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sold privately. To Bosham Apr 1989 for restoration as / H.




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