Westland Dragonfly HR.3

C/N wa/h/086

Built 1953 - Written off 1959





Helicopter Westland Dragonfly HR.3 Serial wa/h/086 Register WP501 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1953. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





WP501

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

1954-02903-HF A Hal FarRN d/d Aug 1953
728Sq / 903-HF Hal Far Station Flt, still Aug 1955
728Sq / 959 Station Flt Hal Far by Dec 1955
to RNAY Donibristle for conv.
1959-12-09 B Davis Strait Accident
Westland Dragonfly HR.5 701 Sq V Flt/705 on HMS Vidal by Feb 1958, ditched on take-off from HMS Vidal and sank 9 Dec 1959, 60nm W of Greenland.




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