| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XD165 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-55 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Westland WS-55 Whirlwind |
| Aircraft Version: | Westland WS-55-3 Whirlwind HAR10 |
| C/n (msn): | WA22 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Coltishall (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGYC IATA: CLF Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Battle of Britain At Home Day Coltishall 1971 |
| Photo Date: | 18 September 1971 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 737005 |
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Deliveredin 1954 as a Whirlwind HAR.4, serving 155 Sqdn in the Far East and later 25 and 22 Sqdns before conversion to HAR.10, then going to 10, 228 and 202 Sqdns. Seen here with "D" Flight 202 Sqdn along with XJ724, by 1984 it was in use an instructional airframe with 1 SoTT at Halton under maintenance serial 8673M, finishing up on its side at the Caernarfon fire dump in the late 2000s This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 14 October 2024, and has since been viewed 147 times. |