Westland Dragonfly HR.3

C/N wa/h/062

Built 1952





Helicopter Westland Dragonfly HR.3 Serial wa/h/062 Register WG752 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1952. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





WG752

14Nov52
united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

del RN Dec 1952
728 Sq / 903 by May 1953
Ark Royal SAR Flt / 970-O Dec 1955
Lee store by Apr 1956
Culdrose Stn Flt / 911-CU by Feb 1957.
1957-10 A Donibristle Conv. HR.5
Westland Dragonfly HR.5 to Donibristle by Oct 1957 for HR.5 conversion, completed by c Aug 1958.
727 Sq / 561 by Sep 1958
BRNC Britannia Flt / 901 by Jun 1960 727 NAS
1960-12-01 B HMS Thunderer Accident 1 Dec 1960, damaged when main rotor hit tail section on start up at RNEC Manadon.
1961-06-30 C Norton Heliport, Dartmouth Precautionary landing 30 Jun 1961 precautionary landing at Norton after suspected engine trouble
To Fleetlands store by Jul 1962, from whence it embarked (by May 1963) on a career of instrumentation and trials, until it was retired in 1970.

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1970-06 D Alleyn's School G I Airframe Sold to CCF at Alleyns School, Dulwich Jun 1970, still wearing /901. Transfered out Dec 1985
1986-01 E EGSU Imperial War Museum To IWM Duxford Dec 1985, until c Aug 1991.
1991-09 F Aviodome Museum Exhibit To Aviodome Museum, Schipol by Sep 1991




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