Initial civil Whirlwind with American engines (Pratt & Whitney Wasp R-1340-40), 44 built. 
List of Operators of Westland Whirlwind SRS.1 | |
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| wa 4 | 1953 |  G-17-3 : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, f/f:1953; del Ministry of Sup+  005 : sold SNCASE as 005, unk; del Aeronavale as 005, 15Apr54+ 8 000 220 : del ALAT as 8 000 220, 07Jan57. BAG : xfer EA.ALAT as BAG, unk; suffered accident when overtu+ APZ : xfer ESAM, unk; xfer GALDIV 3, as APZ, unk; wfu: ??? TT+ | |
| wa 10 | 1953 | F-SEBG : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA10, ff:?; del SNCASE as+ 8 000 015 : del ALAT as 8 000 015, unk; xfer GH No1, Jul55-Mar59; x+ | |
| wa 11 | 1953 | F-SEBH : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA11, ff:?; del SNCASE as+ 8 000 016 : del ALAT as 8 000 016, unk; xfer GH No1, Jul55-Sep57; x+ | |
WA 12  | 1953 | F-SEBI : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA12, ff:?; del SNCASE as+ 8 000 017 : del ALAT as 8 000 017, unk; xfer GH No1, Jul54[?]-27Apr+ | |
| wa 13 | 1953 | F-SEBJ : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA13, ff:?; del SNCASE as+ 8 000 018 : del ALAT as 8 000 018, unk; xfer GH No1, Jul55-Oct58; x+ | |
| wa 14 | 1953 | F-SEBK : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA14, ff:?; del SNCASE as+ 8 000 019 : del ALAT as 8 000 019, unk; xfer GH No1, Jul55. BAK : xfer EA.ALAT as BAK, unk; xfer GALDIV 3, unk;
wfu: ???+ | |
 | wa 15 | 1953 | G-ANFH : Westland Oct53-Nov54 G-ANFH : BEA - delivered Yeovil EGHG to Gatwick EGKK 02Nov54 British European Airways Nov54-Apr64; BEA Helicoters Ap+  1964 featured in the closing scenes of The Beatles film+ 1965 featured in You Must Be Joking in the scene where + G-ANFH : Autair Helicopters Feb/Apr 1969 Bristow Helicopters 10apr69-Sep77; 10feb73 pictured at + 21may77 at Redhill G-ANFH : at Briitsh Rotorcraft Museum W-s-M by Jun 1979, still D+ May12 hull at International helicopter museum, Weston-S+ |
| wa 18 | 1953 | G-ANJS : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA18, ff: 1953; reg Westl+ | |
| wa 19 | 1953 | G-ANJT : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA19, ff: 1953; reg Westl+ | |
| wa 23 | 1953 | G-ANJU : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA23, ff: 1953; reg Westl+ | |
| wa 24 | 1954 | G-ANJV : Westland 16Dec53-30Sep54; del South Georgia Company Ltd+ G-ANJV :  srs.3 Bristow Helicopters 05Jul61, conv to Whirlwind Ser.3 19+  VR-BET : Helicopter Rentals, Bermuda 08Jan74-1977 VR-BET : Bristow 1977-1981; donated Helicopter Museum, Weston-su+ G-ANJV : 17apr10 pictured at the IHM Weston-Super-Mare Museum |
| wa 32 | 1954 | XD207 : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA32, ordered by MoS as X+  LN-ORL : del Hvalfangstselskapet Globus Norway as LN-ORL, 1954?;+ | |
| wa 39 | G-ANUK : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA39, ff:?; del Bristow H+ srs.3 conv to Whirlwind Ser.3, unk. | ||
| WA 54 | 1955 | G-17-3 : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA54, ff: 1955; reg Minis+ G-ANZN : reg Westland as G-ANZN, 22Feb55. VP-BAF : reg Bahamas as VP-BAF, 11Jul55; rereg as VP-BBF, unk; w+ | |
| wa 55 | 1955 | G-17-4 : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA55, ff: 1955; reg Minis+ G-ANZO : reg Westland as G-ANZO, 22Feb55. VP-BAG : reg Bahamas as VP-BAG, 11Jul55; w/o unk. | |
| wa 56 | 1955 | G-AOCF : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA56, ff:?; del British E+ | |
| wa113 | 1955 | G-AODA : Westland aircraft Ltd May/Sep 1955. One of two series 1+  G-AODA : Shell UK, Sep55-Oct61 1959 pictured when I worked for Robert H Ray Co, an Ame+ World Wide Helicopters (UK) Ltd Oct61-Oct64 G-AODA : srs.3 Bristow Helicopters from May65; Jul65 conv Ser.3 with a+ 21may77 at Redhill 1980 used by BAe Dynamics and GEC/Marconi in developmen+  9Y-TDA : Bristow Trinidad & Tobago 1969-1974  EP-HAC : leased Iranian Helicopter Co as EP-HAC, unk; operated i+ G-AODA : To IHM Weston-super-Mare 7 Aug 1993, still Dec 1993 |
| wa114 | 1955 | G-AODB : srs.3 Westland WS-55 Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA114, ff: Aug55; d+  5N-AJJ : srs.3 xfer Bristow Nigeria as 5N-AJJ, unk; fate unk. | |
| wa115 | 1955 | G-AOCZ : srs.3 Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA115, ff: Aug55; reg Wes+ G-AOCZ : Bristow helicopters Apr/Aug 1965;
[displayed Biggen H+ Bristow Jul67-Feb69 EP-HAE : Iran Helicopters Aug65-Jul67 VR-BDF : Helicopter Rentals, Bermuda 18Feb69-? 5N-AIM : Bristow Nigeria;
w/o unk | |
| wa116 | 1955 | G-AODO : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA116, ff: 1955; del Bris+ | |
| wa117 | 1955 | G-AODP : srs.3 Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA117, ff: 1955; reg West+ G-AODP : Airwork Helicopters, Ltd 05May56-02Nov60 VR-NDL : VR-NDL ??? during Autair and before first lease to Nige+ G-AODP : sold Bristow Helicopters, Ltd as G-AOPD, 31Jan63; conv + VP-TCN : Bristow Caribbean, Port-au-Spain 5N-ABP : lsd Bristow, Nigeria as 5N-ABP, 25Oct68; w/o unk. | |
| wa126 | G-AOHE : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA126, ff: ?; del Bristow+ | ||
wa173  | 1956 | G-17-1 : Westland WS-55 Whirlwind Series 1, WA173, ff: 1956; del+ G-AORT : reg G-AORT, 07May56.  HZ-ABE : del Saudi Arabian Airlines as VIP transport, HZ-ABE, 19+ HZ-ABE : At Westland Customer Training School in Sherborne. Scra+ | |
| wa194 | 1957 | G-17-1 : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA194, ff: 1957; reg G-AO+  11551 : del Yugoslav Air Force as 11551, 1957, fate unk. | |
| wa240 | 1958 | G-AOZK : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA240, ff: 1958; del Bri+ srs.3 rtnd Bristow UK as G-AOZK, unk VR-NDK : srs.3 xfer VR-NDK, unk 5N-ABD : srs.3 xfer Bristow Nigeria as 5N-ABO, unk VR-BEQ : srs.3 xfer Helicopter Rentals, Bermuda as VR-BEQ, Jan74; w/o + | |
| wa241 | 1958 | G-APDY : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1 Westland Jul57-Nov66 G-APDY : Fison-Airwork Ltd, Sywell 14Apr62 G-APDY : 1966 in sci-fi horror film Island of Terror with Peter + srs.3 Bristow Nov66-Sep67, Ser.3 type 502 : Nigerian Air Force NAF-502 from Sep67; b/u unk | |
| wa242 | 1958 |  H-10 : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA242, ff: 1958; reg West+ | |
| wa243 | 1958 | H-11 : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA243, ff: 1958; reg West+ | |
| wa250 | 1958 | G-APKC : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA250, ff: 1958; reg West+  D-HODY : w/o 01dec65 near Emden, Germany. Ditched while land in + | |
| wa295 | 1960 | G-APRV : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA295, ff: Feb-Mar 1960; + VR-BBE : Helicopter Rentals, Bermuda, unk; to Iran EP-HAA : Iran Helicopters;
w/o unk | |
| wa296 | 1960 | G-APRW : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA296, ff: Feb-Mar 1960; + D-HODA : ex VR-BBF, G-APRW, delivered to Germany, via Gatwick 14+ | |
| wa297 | 1959 | G-APWM : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA297, ff: Feb-Mar 1960; + | |
| wa298 | 1959 | G-APWN : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA298, ff: 1959; reg West+ G-APWN : 21may77 at Redhill srs.3 Preserved Midland Air Museum, Coventry in Bristow colou+ | |
| wa318 | 1960 | G-APXA : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA318, ff: 1960?; reg Wes+  312 : del Kuwait as 9K-BHA, unk; xfer Kuwait Air Force as 312+ | |
| wa319 | 1960 | G-APXB : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA319, ff: 1960?; reg Wes+ 313 : del Kuwait as 9K-BHB, unk; xfer Kuwait Air Force as 313+ | |
| wa320 | 1960 | G-APXF : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA320, ff: 1960?; reg Wes+ 314 : del Kuwait as 9K-BHC, unk; rtnd UK as G-APXF, unk; xfer+ |