XM666 Whirlwind Royal Navy (C/N wa257)

Westland Whirlwind HAS.7

Construction Number: wa257


Built 1959 Whirlwind HAR.9 - Written off 1969





Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 Serial wa257 Register XM666 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) Converted to Whirlwind HAR.9 Track service timeline and current status.





Aircraft History





XM666

20Jan59
united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

1959-01-07
Westland Whirlwind HAR.9 Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA257, f/f: 07Jan59
del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XM666, 20Jan59
conv HAR.9, unk
w/o 17Dec69, stored El Salvador, F.I., unk.
1962-12Owith 846 NAS in the Far East from Dec 1962 (although assigned to the unit in Aug 1962), until it disbanded in Oct 1964. 846 NAS Konfrontasi
1969-12-17(4)48-ED Accident ditched near Port Salvador on East Falkland during slung load transfers while operating from HMS Endurance, towed ashore and abandoned in place. 829 NAS
1970 A Gibraltar Station Preserved towed to Gibraltar Station Farm and preserved. Still there 2008.




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