Helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 Serial wa270 Register XN258 used by Flambards Experience ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) ,Ministry of Defence (MoD) A&AEE. Built 1959. Aircraft history and location
Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA270, f/f: 29Aug59 del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XN258, 18Sep59 conv HAR.9, 1966 wfu 1975 pres NEAM, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, 1993.
ff 29 Aug 1959, tropical trials use, then dd RN May 1960 705 NAS/522 by Aug 1960 Lossiemouth SAR Flt/934 by Oct 1962 to Weston-super-Mare Oct 1964 for conv to HAR.9
Westland Whirlwind HAR.9 conv completed Dec 1965. Assigned to Hermes SAR Flt/336-H by Mar 1966 (after her 1964 refit), until c Nov 1966 (829 Sq/449-PR Protector Flt by May 1967 ???) Culdrose Stn Flt/589-CU by Jul 1969 until at least Mar 1974. SoC Jun 1974