Aircraft Photo of XJ409 | Westland WS-55-3 Whirlwind HAR10 | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #705094
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:XJ409
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-55
Aircraft Generic Type:Westland WS-55 Whirlwind
Aircraft Version:Westland WS-55-3 Whirlwind HAR10
C/n (msn):WA66
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:CardiffMap
Region / Country:Wales, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGFF   IATA: CWL   Local: -   Other: -
Collection:Wales Aircraft Museum
 
Photo Date:5 July 1984
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 705094
Photo Comment

First flew as Whirlwind HAR4 XD779 then reserialled as XJ409 before delivery to the RAF in 1954. Converted to an HAR10 in 1964. Preserved at the Wales Aircraft Museum, Cardiff from 1979. Moved to Grangetown in 1991 then to Maes Artro Village, Llanbedr in 1994. Probably scrapped when it closed in 2005.

This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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