Westland Dragonfly HR.3

C/N wa/h/055

Built 1952





Helicopter Westland Dragonfly HR.3 Serial wa/h/055 Register WG724 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1952. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





WG724

17Nov52
united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

HR.3 built at Yeovil. ff Oct 1952, del RN 17 Nov 1952.
1952-12-13 A EGAE Stn Flt arrived Eglinton for its Stn Flt, / 910-GN by Jan 1953
1956-02 B Ford SAR Flt to Donibristle for repair May 1955
Ford SAR Flt / 921-FD by Feb 1956
1958-04-02 C Donibristle HR.5 conversion
Westland Dragonfly HR.5 RNAY Donibristle for conversion to HR.5 Apr 1958
HR.5 FRU Hurn / 921 by Oct 1958
Lossiemouth Stn Flt / 932-LM by Mar 1962
to Fleetlands store by Jun 1963
1965-10 D EGLK Open storage Open storage at Blackbushe by Oct 1965
to Wisbech by Apr 1968
to Moor Monkton by 1972
1976-03 E Lambton Castle Exhibit to North East Vintage and Veteran Aircraft Association display at Lambton Castle by Mar 1976
1977932-LM F EGNU Exhibit To NEAM /932 on display at Usworth by , still there by Apr 1984, still Dec 1993, still Mar 2018.




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