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Year 1958
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![]() Westland | P.531-1 built at Eastleigh, ff 30 Sep 1958. 2nd prototype, also with 400shp Turbomeca Turmo 603 derated to 325 shp. To UK Royal Navy for trials. ![]() | |
![]() Fleet Air Arm | dd into RN service 2 Oct 1959 as 1st trials airframe. Spent its service life with 700Sq and 771Sq between 1959 and 1963 /759 to A2579, (wfu 1964 ?). ![]() | |
![]() Fleet Air Arm | ![]() | ![]() Moved to RNEC Manadon (HMS Thunderer) Plymouth as a ground instruction (GI) airframe, until it was sent to RNAS Yeovilton in 1971. ![]() |
![]() Fleet Air Arm | To Yeovilton 1971 for preservation, still by Aug 1978. Arrived FAA Museum (Yeovilton) 16 Nov 1998, to the Cobham Hall site by Sep 2002. ![]() |