Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 Serial wa289 Register XN309 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) Converted to Whirlwind HAR.9 Track service timeline and current status.
846Sq/V-A by Jun 1963, Fleetlands by Jan 1964, to Weston-super-Mare for conv to HAR.9 by Apr 1965. 846 NAS
Westland Whirlwind HAR.9 Culdrose SAR Flt/590-CU by Jan 1968, Culdrose SAR Flt/587-CU by Jul 1970, Lee SAR Flt/810-LS by Oct 1972, 829 Sq Endurance Flt/449-ED by Oct 1972, NASU-CU by Dec 1972, Culdrose SAR Flt/590-CU by Nov 1973.
1960-01-25
Westland Whirlwind HAR.9 Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA289, f/f: 25Jan60 del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XN309, 04Feb60 conv HAR.9, unk wfu as A2663, unk scr Baldonnel dump, Ireland, unk.
Accident 846Sq/T-A May 1962. Hit tail rotor while landing in clearing S of Limbang Dec 1962. Recovered to HMS Albion by a Belvedere of 66 Squadron for repair. 846 NASKonfrontasi
