Westland WS-55 Whirlwind utility transport for Royal Navy powered by Wright Cyclone engine, 25 built. 
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List of Operators of Westland Whirlwind HAR.3 | |
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| C/N | Year | History | |
wa 57  | 1954 |  XD763 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA57, ntu Royal Navy FAA + XJ393 : ff: as XD763, 24Sep54; del Royal Navy FAA as XJ393, unk+ AES Arbroath Feb 1961 as A2538 until at least Jul 1968;+ XJ393 : TRE Defford Mar 1956, RRE Pershore Sep 1957 XJ393 Torbay Aircraft Museum : at Torbay Aircraft Museum by 1974, still 1976, 1980, un+ roadside cafe near Pulborough by Apr 1989. Cafe burnt + | |
| wa 58 | 1955 | XD764 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA58, ntu Royal Navy FAA + XJ394 : ff: 15Jul55; del Royal Navy FAA as XJ394, 10Oct57; b/u + | |
wa 59  | 1955 | XD765 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA59, ntu Royal Navy FAA + XJ395 : ff: 09Jul55; del Royal Navy FAA as XJ395, 16Jan56; w/o + | |
| wa 60 | 1955 | XD766 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA60, ntu Royal Navy FAA + XJ396 :  har.5 ff: 28Aug55, del Royal Navy FAA as XJ394, 11Jun56; conv+ XJ396 : HAR.10 hulk at Farnborough arrived from Lasham Mar 1977+ | |
| wa 61 | 1955 | XD767 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA61, ntu Royal Navy FAA + XJ397 : ff: 18Jul55; del Royal Navy FAA as XJ397, unk; w/o 29Ap+  to Warrior SAR Flt/992-J, Nov 1956 for Grapple deployme+ 815Sq / 309 Jan 1959 until ditched in Portland Harbour+ to Arbroath (A2485) by Jul 1959, still Nov 1961. | |
 | wa 62 | 1955 | XD768 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA62, ntu Royal Navy FAA + XJ398 : ff: 04May57; del Royal Navy FAA as XJ398, unk. XJ398 : Held by Westland as engines trials aircraft and never i+ G-BDBZ : Apr 1975 Reg G-BDBZ to Autair, Luton Ground Training School at Kidlington May 1978, still th+ to Elvington (from Kidlington) 25 Aug 1999. to G-BDBZ, unk; pres. AeroVenture, Doncaster, UK. XJ398 : From Kidlington to Yorkshire Air Museum 25 Aug 1999. Re+ May 2002 into storage at RAF Benson. To Doncaster Jun 2+ pictured at Aeroventure, Doncaster in RAF SAR colour s+ |
| wa 63 | 1955 | XD769 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA63, ntu Royal Navy FAA + XJ399 : ff: 09Aug55; del Royal Navy FAA as XJ399, 01Sep55; w/o + 701 Sq P (HMS Protector) Flt by Sep 1955, until c mid O+ HMS Eagle SAR Flt/974-J c May 1956 to c Mar 1957 701 Sq C Flt (Lee) by Nov 1957. Severed tail boom in landing accident aboard HMS Victor+ RNAY Donibristle (road) Feb 1958; RNAY Fleetlands (road+ RNAY Fleetlands (road) Dec 1966; AES Arbroath (road) as+ To AES Lee-on-Solent (road) by Apr 1970. Gone by Oct 19+ tailboom noted on dump at RAE Farnborough (original or + | |
| wa 64 | 1955 | XD770 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA64, ntu Royal Navy FAA + XJ400 : ff: 10Aug55; del Royal Navy FAA as XJ394, 31Aug55; w/o + 845Sq/X by Dec 1955, 845Sq/Z by Oct 1956. Ran out of fu+ | |
| wa 65 | 1955 | XD771 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA65, ntu Royal Navy FAA + XJ401 : Spent c 4 years on various A&AEE and Westland test prog+ trials included drooping tail boom, minesweeping equipm+ XJ401 : ff: 24Aug55; del Royal Navy FAA as XJ401, 13Sep55. Aug 1959 to 737 Sq continuing trials of minesweeping ge+ G-AYTK : srs.3 wfu & conv Ser.3, Bristow UK as G-AYTK, unk. to G-AYTK by Feb 1971, to Bermuda as VR-BFG by Oct 1974 VR-BFG : srs.3 reg Bermuda as VR-BFG, unk; b/u Redhill, UK, 1978. VR-BFG :  VH-BFG : srs.3 reg Bristow Australia as VH-BFG, unk. | |
| wa 67 | 1955 | XG572 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA67, ff: 09Sep55; del Ro+ | |
| wa 68 | 1955 | XG573 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA68, ff: 09Sep55; del Ro+ Decontamination trials at Porton, mid Jul 1969; SoC by + | |
| wa 69 | 1955 | XG574 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA69, ff: 15Aug55; del Ro+ 771 Sq / 752-PO (date ?) to Lee (A2575) by Sep 1967, still there Jun 1968, AES L+ to Wroughton store Mar 1975; to FAA Museum Jan 1988; ba+ | |
| wa 70 | 1955 | XG575 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA70, ff: 17Aug55; del Ro+ | |
| wa 71 | 1955 | XG576 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA71, ff: 16Aug55; del Ro+ wfu 1967 G-AYNP : ex XG576;
to Bristow Dec 1970 as G-AYNP;
to South Afric+ srs.3 sold Bristow UK as G-AYNP, unk; conv Ser.3, unk; lsd Co+ ex ZS-HCY; returned to UK Jul 1977 G-AYNP : to International Helicopter Museum store By Jun 1994, to Aero-Park Brandenburg as static exhibit+ by , to Heinz Nickel on display at its offices in Zweib+ sold in to Sammler und Hobbywelt in Alten-Buseck, for + XG576 : Restored by SaHo as Whirlwind HAR.9 in Culdrose Rescue + Jan 2015 to PS Aero at Baarlo | |
| wa 72 | 1956 | XG577 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA72, ff: 28Mar56; del Ro+ to Arbroath (A2571) by Mar 1967, still Jul 1968. to Lee (A2571) Jun 1970, until May 1974 to IWM Duxford Jun 1974 (but was damaged on arrival), u+ Preserved at Loughborough Leicestershire Aviation Museu+ returned to IWM Duxford during Dec 1983 preserved at Waterbeach by 39 RE REGT by Mar 1986 still+ to Leconfield dump as 9050M by Oct 1990; sold for scrap+ | |
| wa 73 | 1956 | XG578 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA73, ff: 29Mar56; del Ro+ | |
| wa 74 | 1955 | XG579 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA74, ff: 10Oct55; del Ro+ to Warrior SAR Flt/993-J, Nov 1956 for Grapple deployme+ 815Sq/304 Jan 1959 until ditched off Portland on 21 Apr+ | |
| wa 75 | 1955 | XG580 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA75, ff: 24Oct55; del Ro+ | |
| wa 76 | 1955 | XG581 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA76, ff: 25Oct55; del Ro+ Eagle SAR Flt / 973-J, conducted rescue operations for + 21 Jan 1958 while operating from HMS Bulwark with 701 N+ to AIU Lee by Feb 1958; to RNAY Donibristle by Mar 1958+ | |
| wa 77 | 1956 | XG582 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA77, ff: 16Feb56; del Ro+ | |
| wa 78 | 1955 | XG583 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA78, ff: 24Feb56; del Ro+ G-BAGD : srs.3 sold UK as G-BAGD, unk; conv Ser.3, unk; to VR-BES, unk+ | |
| wa 79 | 1956 | XG584 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA79, ff: 23Mar56; del Ro+ to Warrior SAR Flt/994-J, Nov 1956 for Grapple deployme+ 815Sq / 306 Feb 1959 until ditched in Portland Harbour+ to Arbroath (A2487) by Sep 1959, SoC Oct 1959, still Ma+ | |
| wa 80 | 1956 | XG585 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA80, ff: 26Mar56; del Ro+ 845 NAS / T by May 1957; Eagle SAR Flt / 973-J by Sep + XG585 : Parts recovery - Wrecked | |
| wa 81 | 1956 | XG586 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA81, ff: 10Oct56; del Ro+ | |
| wa 82 | 1955 | XG587 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.3 f/f 23Sep55; Royal Navy d/d 1+ 845 NAS / X by Feb 1956, 845 NAS / Z by 28 Nov 1956 G-AYYI : srs.3 wfu & xfer Bristow, UK as G-AYYI, unk; conv Whirlwind S+  5N-AIS : srs.3 xfer Bristow Nigeria as 5N-AIS, unk; scr, unk. | |
| wa 83 | 1956 | XG588 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA83, ff: 30Sep56; del Ro+ to Warrior SAR Flt/995-J, Nov 1956 for Grapple deployme+ G-BAMH : srs.3 Bristow Helicopters from 1969; Jan/Oct 1973 as Whirlwin+  VR-BEP : Bermuda, ex G-BAMH XG588 : May 1986 to East Midlands aviation museum preserved at East Midlands Aeropark as RAF SAR aircraft | |
| wa108 | 1956 | XJ762 : har.2 Westland Whirlwind HAR.2, c/n WA108, ff: 01Mar56; del R+ On load to de Havilland to be re-engined with single pr+ |