5N-ABV ex XD649 (UK)

Westland Dragonfly 1A

Construction Number: wa/h/001


Built 1948 Widgeon - Written off 1967





Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Dragonfly 1A Serial wa/h/001 Register 5N-ABV G-APPR XD649 G-AKTW used by Bristow Helicopters Nigeria BHN ,Bristow ,Westland ,Royal Air Force RAF Converted to Widgeon Track service timeline and current status.



Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Dragonfly 1A Serial wa/h/001 Register 5N-ABV G-APPR XD649 G-AKTW used by Bristow Helicopters Nigeria BHN ,Bristow ,Westland ,Royal Air Force RAF Converted to Widgeon Track service timeline and current status.

Aircraft History





G-AKTW

united kingdom Westland

1948-10-05 A EGHGWestland-Sikorsky WS-51 Dragonfly 1st prototype f/f 05oct48
First flight of Westland first helicopter

Westland Widgeon Westland from 1955
reworked into Widgeon Series 2 prototype
1958-06 B Dunsborough Park Helicopter Party Attended a well publicised Helicopter Party in Jun 1958.

XD649

united kingdom Royal Air Force

RAF

G-APPR

united kingdom Westland

Originally built as a Dragonfly G-AKTW, 2nd convertion to a Widgeon, during 1958

united kingdom Bristow

Bristow Oct58, North Sea offshore

5N-ABV

nigeria Bristow Helicopters Nigeria

Bristow Nigeria from 1962, offshore
Nigeria-Biafra war caused it to be overrun and used as a military machine
w/o 1967




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