| Introduced after an evaluation of the Sikorsky S-55, the Whirlwind HAR.1 was the first British version of this successful helicopter. Served the Royal Navy for almost 25 years in HAR.1, HAR.3, the troublesome HAS.7 and the HAR.9 versions in carrier plane guard, ship's flight, tactical transport, commando assault, anti-submarine and Search and Rescue roles.  Picture shows Whirlwinds taking 45 Commando, Royal Marines from HMS Theseus (R64) to Port Said during Operation Musketeer on November 1956 |
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| C/N | Mod | Built | ID In this Org | In other Org | |||
 | wa 1 | har.1 | 1952 | XA862: f/f 12nov52 as Srs.1 G-AMJT;
f/f 01aug53 as HAR.1;
705 Sq O+ | |||
wa 2  | har.1 | 1953 | XA863: Westland Whirlwind HAR.1, WA2, f/f 28Nov53; del Fleet Air Ar+ | ||||
| wa 5 | har.1 | 1954 | XA865: Westland Whirlwind HAR.1, WA5, f/f 12May54; del Royal Navy a+ | ||||
wa 6  | har.1 | 1954 | XA866: Westland Whirlwind HAR.1, cn WA5, f/f 11Mar54; del Royal Nav+ | - XA866: Sold to The Donington Collection in 1973, still there b+ | |||
| wa 7 | har.1 | 1954 | XA867: Westland Whirlwind HAR.1, cn WA5, f/f 31Mar54; del ROyal Nav+ | ||||
| wa 8 | har.1 | 1954 | XA868: Westland Whirlwind HAR.1, cn WA8, f/f 02Apr54; del Royal Nav+ | - XA868: Remains at Arnolds Scrapyard Horsham by Dec 1984, still+ Acquired by the then British Rotorcraft Museum (now IHM+ | |||
| wa 9 | har.1 | 1954 | XA869: Westland Whirlwind HAR.1, cn WA9, f/f 01May54; del Royal Nav+ | ||||
| wa 16 | har.1 | 1954 | XA870: Westland Whirlwind HAR.1, cn WA16, f/f 18May54; del Royal Na+ |  XA870: to Cornwall Aero Park by , then as Flambards Experience+ | ||
| wa 17 | har.1 | 1954 | XA871: Westland Whirlwind HAR.1, cn WA17, f/f 30Sep54; del Royal Na+ | ||||
| wa 57 | har3 | 1954 | XD763: Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA57, ntu Royal Navy FAA as XD+ | XJ393: TRE Defford Mar 1956, RRE Pershore Sep 1957 Torbay Aircraft Museum XJ393: at Torbay Aircraft Museum by 1974, still 1976, 1980, un+ roadside cafe near Pulborough by Apr 1989. Cafe burnt + | |||
| wa 58 | har3 | 1955 | XD764: Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA58, ntu Royal Navy FAA as XD+ | ||||
| wa 59 | har3 | 1955 | XD765: Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA59, ntu Royal Navy FAA as XD+ | ||||
| wa 60 | har3 | 1955 | XD766: Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA60, ntu Royal Navy FAA as XD+ | XJ396: HAR.10 hulk at Farnborough arrived from Lasham Mar 1977+ | |||
| wa 61 | har3 | 1955 | XD767: Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA61, ntu Royal Navy FAA as XD+ | ||||
| wa 62 | har3 | 1955 | XD768: Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA62, ntu Royal Navy FAA as XD+ | 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 | har3 | 1955 | XD769: Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA63, ntu Royal Navy FAA as XD+ | ||||
| wa 64 | har3 | 1955 | XD770: Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA64, ntu Royal Navy FAA as XD+ | ||||
| wa 65 | har3 | 1955 | XD771: Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA65, ntu Royal Navy FAA as XD+ | XJ401: Spent c 4 years on various A&AEE and Westland test prog+ trials included drooping tail boom, minesweeping equipm+ G-AYTK: wfu & conv Ser.3, Bristow UK as G-AYTK, unk. to G-AYTK by Feb 1971, to Bermuda as VR-BFG by Oct 1974 G-AYTK: 1971 converted to civilian SAR by Bristow Helicopters;
+ VR-BFG: reg Bermuda as VR-BFG, unk; b/u Redhill, UK, 1978. - VR-BFG:  VH-BFG: reg Bristow Australia as VH-BFG, unk. | |||
| wa 66 | har.5 | 1955 | XD772: Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA66, ntu Royal Navy FAA as XD+ | XJ402: Trials at Yeovil until Apr 1958. | |||
| wa 67 | har3 | 1955 | XG572: Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA67, ff: 09Sep55; del Royal N+ | ||||
| wa 68 | har3 | 1955 | XG573: Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA68, ff: 09Sep55; del Royal N+ | ||||
| wa 69 | har3 | 1955 | XG574: Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA69, ff: 15Aug55; del Royal N+ | ||||
| wa 70 | har3 | 1955 | XG575: Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA70, ff: 17Aug55; del Royal N+ | ||||
| wa 71 | har3 | 1955 | XG576: Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA71, ff: 16Aug55; del Royal N+ | G-AYNP: ex XG576;
to Bristow Dec 1970 as G-AYNP;
to South Afric+ sold Bristow UK as G-AYNP, unk; conv Ser.3, unk; lsd Co+ ex ZS-HCY; returned to UK Jul 1977 G-AYNP: converted to civilian SAR by Bristow Helicopters;
Jun7+ - 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 | har3 | 1956 | XG577: Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA72, ff: 28Mar56; del Royal N+ | ||||
| wa 73 | har3 | 1956 | XG578: Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA73, ff: 29Mar56; del Royal N+ | ||||
| wa 74 | har3 | 1955 | XG579: Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA74, ff: 10Oct55; del Royal N+ | ||||
| wa 75 | har3 | 1955 | XG580: Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA75, ff: 24Oct55; del Royal N+ | ||||
| wa 76 | har3 | 1955 | XG581: Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA76, ff: 25Oct55; del Royal N+ | ||||
| wa 77 | har3 | 1956 | XG582: Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA77, ff: 16Feb56; del Royal N+ | ||||
| wa 78 | har3 | 1955 | XG583: Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA78, ff: 24Feb56; del Royal N+ | G-BAGD: sold UK as G-BAGD, unk; conv Ser.3, unk; to VR-BES, unk+ | |||
| wa 79 | har3 | 1956 | XG584: Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA79, ff: 23Mar56; del Royal N+ | ||||
| wa 80 | har3 | 1956 | XG585: Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA80, ff: 26Mar56; del Royal N+ | XG585: Parts recovery - Wrecked | |||
| wa 81 | har3 | 1956 | XG586: Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA81, ff: 10Oct56; del Royal N+ | ||||
| wa 82 | har3 | 1955 | XG587: Westland Whirlwind HAR.3 f/f 23Sep55; Royal Navy d/d 14Oct5+ | G-AYYI: wfu & xfer Bristow, UK as G-AYYI, unk; conv Whirlwind S+  5N-AIS: xfer Bristow Nigeria as 5N-AIS, unk; scr, unk. | |||
| wa 83 | har3 | 1956 | XG588: Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA83, ff: 30Sep56; del Royal N+ | G-BAMH: 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 | |||
| wa 84 | has7 | 1956 | XG589: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA84, ff: 17Oct56; del Royal N+ | ||||
| wa 85 | has7 | 1956 | XG590: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA85, ff: 08Nov56; del Royal N+ | ||||
| wa 86 | has7 | 1957 | XG591: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA86, ff: 31May57; del Royal N+ | ||||
| wa 87 | has7 | 1957 | XG592: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA87, ff: 24Apr57; del Royal N+ | ||||
| wa 88 | has7 | 1957 | XG593: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA88, ff: 24Apr57; del Royal N+ | ||||
| wa 89 | has7 | 1957 | XG594: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA89, ff: 27Apr57; del Royal N+ | ||||
| wa 90 | has7 | 1957 | XG595: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA90, ff: 30Apr57; del Royal N+ | ||||
| wa 91 | has7 | 1957 | XG596: RN type HAS.7 ; 24jul93 pictured preserved at International + | - XG596: acquired by Weston-super-Mare Dec 1976, for British Rot+ at British Rotorcraft Museum (now IHM) Jun 1978, still + To Yeovil for restoration by Westland, on behalf of the+ at The Helicopter Museum, Weston super Mare unlikely that the restoration at Yeovil was completed. + | ||
| wa 92 | has7 | 1957 | XG597: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA92, ff: 15May57; rejected by+ | XG597: Used by Westland as a trials and training airframe unti+ British Aircraft Corporation XG597: Used for SAR by English Electric (later BAC) at Warton. remains at Shackleton's scrapyard near Siddal, nr Halif+ | |||
| wa 57 | har3 | 1954 | XJ393: ff: as XD763, 24Sep54; del Royal Navy FAA as XJ393, unk; wfu+ | XJ393: TRE Defford Mar 1956, RRE Pershore Sep 1957 Torbay Aircraft Museum XJ393: at Torbay Aircraft Museum by 1974, still 1976, 1980, un+ roadside cafe near Pulborough by Apr 1989. Cafe burnt + | |||
| wa 58 | har3 | 1955 | XJ394: ff: 15Jul55; del Royal Navy FAA as XJ394, 10Oct57; b/u Farnb+ | ||||
| wa 59 | har3 | 1955 | XJ395: ff: 09Jul55; del Royal Navy FAA as XJ395, 16Jan56; w/o 30Apr+ | ||||
| wa 60 | har3 | 1955 | XJ396:  har.5 ff: 28Aug55, del Royal Navy FAA as XJ394, 11Jun56; conv HAR.+ | XJ396: HAR.10 hulk at Farnborough arrived from Lasham Mar 1977+ | |||
| wa 61 | har3 | 1955 | XJ397: ff: 18Jul55; del Royal Navy FAA as XJ397, unk; w/o 29Apr59; + | ||||
| wa 62 | har3 | 1955 | 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 | har3 | 1955 | XJ399: ff: 09Aug55; del Royal Navy FAA as XJ399, 01Sep55; w/o 16Oct+ | ||||
| wa 64 | har3 | 1955 | XJ400: ff: 10Aug55; del Royal Navy FAA as XJ394, 31Aug55; w/o 06Nov+ | ||||
| wa 65 | har3 | 1955 | XJ401: ff: 24Aug55; del Royal Navy FAA as XJ401, 13Sep55. | XJ401: Spent c 4 years on various A&AEE and Westland test prog+ trials included drooping tail boom, minesweeping equipm+ G-AYTK: wfu & conv Ser.3, Bristow UK as G-AYTK, unk. to G-AYTK by Feb 1971, to Bermuda as VR-BFG by Oct 1974 G-AYTK: 1971 converted to civilian SAR by Bristow Helicopters;
+ VR-BFG: reg Bermuda as VR-BFG, unk; b/u Redhill, UK, 1978. - VR-BFG: VH-BFG: reg Bristow Australia as VH-BFG, unk. | |||
| wa 66 | har.5 | 1955 | XJ402: ff: 11Sep55; del Royal Navy FAA as XJ402, 21Sep55; wfu as A2+ | XJ402: Trials at Yeovil until Apr 1958. | |||
| wa 93 | har.5 | 1957 | XJ445: Westland Whirlwind HAR.5, c/n WA93, ff: 15Oct57; del Royal N+ | XJ445: Ordered Dec 1954 as a Whirlwind HAR.6 but completed on + XJ445: to Porton Down by Dec 1971, until c 1983 (?) | |||
| wa153 | has7 | 1957 | XK906: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA153, ff: 21May57; del Royal + | XK906: Used mostly for trials; Jun 1957 to A&AEE Boscombe Down+ by Nov 1961 to RAE Bedford for various trials and rotor+ Jan 1973 sold to company in Surrey; Mar 1975 to Nethera+ | |||
| wa154 | has7 | 1957 | XK907: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA154, ff: 25May57; del Royal + | XK907: to Westland by Oct 1957; to RRE Pershore by Jul 1962; + Midland Air Museum XK907: Midland Air Museum, Coventry by Apr 1981, still Dec 199+ | |||
| wa155 | has7 | 1957 | XK908: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA155, ff: 03Jun57; del Royal + | ||||
| wa156 | has7 | 1957 | XK909: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA155, ff: 03Jun57; del Royal + | ||||
| wa157 | has7 | 1957 | XK910: RN Whirlwind HAS.7 f/f 13Jun57 d/d 04Jul57 | ||||
| wa158 | has7 | 1957 | XK911: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA158, ff: 14Jun57; del Royal + | ||||
| wa159 | has7 | 1957 | XK912: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA159, ff: 18Jun57; del Royal + | ||||
| wa160 | has7 | 1957 | XK933: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA160, ff: 05Jul57; del Royal + | ||||
| wa161 | has7 | 1957 | XK934: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA161, ff: 14Jul57; del Royal + | ||||
| wa162 | has7 | 1957 | XK935: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA162, ff: 16Jul57; del Royal + | |||
| wa163 | has7 | 1957 | XK936: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA163, ff: 18Jul57; del Royal + | - XK936: transferred to IWM as /62 in Oct 1975 (as a replacement+ | |||
| wa164 | has7 | 1957 | XK937: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA164, ff: 30Jul57; del Royal + | ||||
| wa165 | has7 | 1957 | XK938: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA165, ff: 14Aug57; del Royal + | ||||
| wa166 | has7 | 1957 | XK939: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA166, ff: 17Sep57; del Royal + | ||||
| wa/h/167 | has7 | 1957 | XK940: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA/H/167, ff: 02Sep57; del Roy+ | - G-AYXT: del Autair, Luton as G-AYXT, 01Jul72?; pres. Weston-sup+ arrived by Feb 1976, left Elstree store by early 1977 to Panshanger early ex Panshanger; to Carnforth (date ?); to Heysham (date + 1980s completely rebuilt by Jim Wilkie and returned to + | |||
| wa168 | has7 | 1957 | XK941: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA168, ff: 27Aug57; del Royal + | ||||
| wa169 | has7 | 1957 | XK942: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA169, ff: 20Sep57; del Royal + | ||||
| wa170 | has7 | 1957 | XK943: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA170, ff: 24Sep57; del Royal + | ||||
| wa171 | has7 | 1957 | XK944: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA171, ff: 04Oct57; del Royal + | ||||
| wa172 | has7 | 1957 | XK945: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA172, ff: 27Sep57; del Royal + | ||||
| wa195 | has7 | 1957 | XL833: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA195, ff: 15Oct57; del Royal + | ||||
| wa196 | has7 | 1957 | XL834: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA196, ff: 21Oct57; del Royal + | ||||
| wa197 | has7 | 1957 | XL835: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA197, ff: 21Oct57; del Royal + | ||||
| wa198 | has7 | 1957 | XL836: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA198, ff: 27Oct57; del Royal + | ||||
| wa199 | has7 | 1957 | XL837: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA199, ff: 26Oct57; del Royal + | ||||
| wa200 | has7 | 1957 | XL838: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA200, ff: 29Oct57; del Royal + | ||||
| wa201 | has7 | 1957 | XL839: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA201, f/f: 07Nov57; del Royal+ | ||||
| wa202 | has7 | 1957 | XL840: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA202, ff: 19Nov57; del Royal + | ||||
| wa203 | has7 | 1957 | XL841: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA203, ff: 22Nov57; del Royal + | ||||
| wa204 | has7 | 1957 | XL842: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA204, ff: 02Dec57; del Royal + | ||||
| wa205 | has7 | 1957 | XL843: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA205, ff: 11Dec57; del Royal + | ||||
| wa206 | has7 | 1958 | XL844: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA206, ff: 12Feb58; del Royal + | ||||
| wa207 | has7 | 1958 | XL845: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA207, ff: 13Feb58; del Royal + | ||||
| wa208 | has7 | 1958 | XL846: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA208, ff: 18Feb58; del Royal + | ||||
| wa209 | has7 | 1958 | XL847: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA209, ff: 12Feb58; del Royal + | ||||
| wa210 | has7 | 1958 | XL848: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA210, ff: 24Feb58; del Royal + | ||||
| wa211 | has7 | 1958 | XL849: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA211, ff: 07Mar58; del Royal + | ||||
| wa212 | has7 | 1958 | XL850: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA212, ff: 21Mar58; del Royal + | ||||
| wa213 | has7 | 1958 | XL851: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA213, ff: 21Mar58; del Royal + | ||||
| wa214 | has7 | 1958 | XL852: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA214, ff: 10Apr58; del Royal + | ||||
| wa215 | has7 | 1958 | XL853: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA215, ff: 17Apr58; del Royal + | ||||
| wa216 | has7 | 1958 | XL854: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA216, ff: 17Apr58; del Royal + | ||||
| wa217 | has7 | 1958 | XL867: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA217, ff: 19Apr58; del Royal + | ||||
| wa218 | has7 | 1958 | XL868: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA218, ff: 21Apr58; del Royal + | ||||
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