c/n wa/h/024

Helicopter Westland Dragonfly HR.1 Serial wa/h/024 Register VZ965 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1950. Aircraft history and location

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VZ965
Fleet Air Arm
		ff Sep 1950, 705 Sq Nov 1950 Indomitable Flt 12 Jan 1951 shipped to Far East aboard HMS Warrior, departed 22 Jun1951, arrived end Jul 1951 Sydney Flt Oct 1951 Glory Flt Apr 1952 Ocean Flt May 1952.
		Westland Dragonfly HR.3 conv HR.3 at Ilchester Mar 1953 Albion Flt/901-Z Sep 1954 to Jul 1955 Vidal Flt during mid Sep 1955 for its Rockall mission 705 Sq/708 Sep 1955, 705 Sq/532 by Dec 1955
1956-11	AEGHF	HR.5 conversion Westland Dragonfly HR.5 conv to HR.5 Nov 1956 at Lee, CU Stn Flt/911-CU by Nov 1957 to c Jun 1959 771 Sq/755 by Aug 1961 CU storage Jan 1964 Britannia Flt Jan 1966 CU Stn Flt/587 by Feb 1966 Fleetlands by Sep 1967, soc Jun 1970 To Cyprus 771 NAS
1974-08	BEGDR	Stored in storage for the Fleet Air Arm museum at Culdrose by Aug 1974, still Mar 1976.

Westland Dragonfly HR.1