WG725 Dragonfly HR.3 Royal Australian Navy (C/N wa/h/056)

Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Dragonfly HR.3 Serial wa/h/056 Register WG725 0020 used by Fleet Air Arm (RAN) RAN (Royal Australian Navy) ,Army Air Corps AAC (British Army) ,Royal Air Force RAF ,Ministry of Defence MoD Aeroplane & Armaments Experimental Establishment (A&AEE) Track service timeline and current status.

Aircraft History

nov52 Ministry of Defence
WG725
1953-02-05	Flood relief Del Nov 1952 A&AEE D Sq by Jan 1953 sent to Holland for flood relief work Feb 1953. Aeroplane & Armaments Experimental Establishment Operation WaNo
	Spent some time as trials and research airframe, moving between Government establishments and manufacturers. Trials aboard HMS Centaur mid Jan 1959 wfu Jun 1960
nov60 Royal Air Force
1960-11	A Weeton	G I Airframe to Weeton as G I (7703M) Nov 1960
1965-09	B EGDX	Stored ? to St Athan on closure of Weeton by Sep 1965.
1970	C EGDQ	to RAF Colerne (date ?) 7703M, still 1974. Moved to RAF Odiham.
1976	D EGVO	Stored 7703M, to RAF Odiham on closure of RAF Colerne.
apr78 Army Air Corps
1978-04	E Museum of Army Flying	Exhibit to Museum of Army Flying by Apr 1978, until c Oct 1981.
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oct81 -
1981-10	F EGMC	Stored to Southend c Oct 1981 and reg N9987Q. Preparation for export to Venezuela AF, which collapsed. Stored until 1986.
WG725
feb00 Fleet Air Arm (RAN)
1986-09	G Clodgey Lane	Exhibit Sep 1986 to Cornwall Aero Park, restored and displayed as Navy WG754 / 912-CU. Still present Dec 1993. To Culdrose for dismantling by Feb 2000.
2000	H FAAM, Nowra	Exhibit to FAA Museum, Nowra during