1918 to 1988


united kingdom Royal Aircraft Establishment

Ministry of Defence (MoD)

RAE RAE




Became a major part of the Royal Aerospace Establishment in 1988.



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YearsLocationICAO/FAA
1957/88LlanbedrEGOD
1946/88Bedford (Thurleigh) closed 1997EGVW
1939/88AberporthEGFA
1918/88FarnboroughEGLF


helicopter   Models


Years Models
Aerospatiale SA330E Puma
Sikorsky S-51 / R-5 / H-5
Sikorsky S-61L
Westland Dragonfly HR.1
Westland Lynx HAS2
Westland Lynx AH1
Westland Scout AH.1
Westland Sea King HC.4
Westland Wessex HAS.1
Westland Wessex HC.2
Westland Wessex HU.5
Westland Whirlwind HAR.1
Westland Whirlwind HAR.3
Westland Whirlwind HAS.7





Royal Aircraft Establishment List of helicopters


C/N VersionBuiltIn this Org In other Org
51-26 Scrapped s-51 1947 VW209 : MoD, to RAE Farborough; w/o 26sep51 heavy landing, tailcone collapsed
Westland G-AJOP
Royal Navy VW209
wa/h/008 hr.1 1949 VX595 : conv HR.5 at RNAY Donibristle from Nov 1956 to Jun 1957; at ETPS and RAE +
Royal Air Force VX595
Royal Navy VX595
wa 2 har.1 1953 XA864 : to Farnborough for Blind Handling / autopilot trials
: to Bedford for communications trials
wa 60 har3 1955 XJ396 : in the RAE hangar at Lasham by Aug 1974
Royal Navy XD766
Royal Navy XJ396
wa153 has7 1957 XK906 : by Nov 1961 to RAE Bedford for various trials and rotor research until c J+
Royal Navy XK906
wa 2 Scrapped has.1 1958 XL728 : RAE Farnborough by May 1971 still Sep 1972, (with A Flt, Mar 1978), still +
Royal Navy XL728
Westland XL728
wa 5 has.1 1959 XM300 : dd Feb 1960 A&AEE Boscombe Down. This was predominantly a trials airframe,+
Royal Navy XM300
wa 11 has.1 1959 XM330 : Westland Wessex HAS.1, c/n WA011, f/f:?; del MoD as XM330, Dec59; (Dave Ta+
: With RAE Farnborough A Flt by Mar 1978
: noted visiting RNEC Manadon on 21 May 1979, while with RAE
: At RAE/DRA Farnborough until May
- XM330
wa 47 Scrapped has.1 1961 XM926 19-VL : on loan to RAE Bedford. Still there by Mar 1978. SoC by Royal Navy Nov 197+
19-VL : to Farnborough for spares recovery (used for Raspberry Ripple XM330 ?); to+
Royal Navy XM926
S2/8437 ah.1 1960 XP165 : ff 29 Aug 1960. To Fairey at White Waltham as a development airframe until+
British Army XP165
- XP165
wa128 hc.2 1963 XR503 : Engine filter trials in N Africa Aug 1966, RAE by Sep 1968
: RAE noted on display at SBAC Farnborough Airshow 1968
: With Aerodynamics Flight at RAE Bedford by Mar 1971
: By Mar 1978 with Flight Systems Flt at RAE Bedford
: RAE Bedford by May 1984 still Jul 1989 DRA by Jun 1992 still 1995
Royal Air Force XR503
wa152 Scrapped hu.5 1963 XS241 : prototype Wessex HU.5 f/f 31 May 1963; A&AEE Boscombe Down by Dec 1963; RN+
Her Majesty's Government XS241
wa156 hu.5 1963 XS482 : /D-A at RAE Farnborough Apprentice School by Apr 1986, still there Mar 199+
Royal Navy XS482
61-393 S-61L 1966 XV370 : Shipped to UK Oct 1966, with GE T-58-GE-10 engines, subsequently replaced +
Sikorsky Helicopters N306V
Westland G-ATYU
Her Majesty's Government G-ATYU
01/08 Scrapped ah1 1973 XX907 : ex RAE; Stored at Farnborough by Mar 1987, still Mar 1990
Westland XX907

3/16 has.2 1974 XX910 : By Mar 1978 with A Flt at RAE Farnborough
Westland XX910
Royal Navy XX910
1659 w/o 1991 sa330e 1981 ZA941 : f/f 13 May 1981, d/d 16 Jun 1981. The last Westland built Puma. RAE Farnbo+
: RAE still May 1984 until 1991, crashed in France and w/o 8 Aug 1991.
wa 927 hc.4 ZB506 : Sea King Mk.4X f/f 19nov82, d/d 23dec82 Deld straight to RAE Bedford sti+
: Jul89 with Royal Aircraft Establishment ( RAE ) at Bedford. Used as test b+
QinetiQ ZB506
wa 928 hc.4 1982 ZB507 : f/f 19 Jan 1983 as Mk.4X to RAE/DRA/DERA Farnborough by 1986 still 1993, E+
Royal Navy ZB507







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