Previously Ground Instruction at Halton as 8661M, The photographed here at Dishforth Fire Dump, Moved on to Manston 1998, Last noted at Combat Paintball 2018.

From 2FTS at Ternhill. To GI as 8661M at Halton November 1980. To RAF Manston History Museum May 1998 for spares. To Roxborough, Kent in 2007. To Combat Paintball, Thetford, Norfolk mid-2018 until August 2021.

Delived to the RAF as Whirlwind HAR.2 XJ727 in 1956. Converted to an HAR.4 in 1962 and an HAR.10 in 1963/4. To Halton for use as ground trainer 8661M in 1980. To RAF Manstion History Museum for parts in 1998 then to Richborough, Kent in 2007 and Thetford - Combat Paintball Park, Norfolk by 2018.

Previously XJ727 with 2 FTS, coded 'L', this Whirlwind was retired to No.1 SoTT at Halton for ground instructional use in 1980.