| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | XL836 |
| Military Code: | FL-65 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-55 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Westland WS-55 Whirlwind |
| Aircraft Version: | Westland WS-55-2 Whirlwind HAS7 |
| C/n (msn): | WA198 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Heliport: | Portsmouth - Fleetlands HeliportMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGVF IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | October 1976 |
| Photo from: | Jeff Peck Collection (via Tim Spearman) |
| Photo ID: | 854072 |
| Photo Comment |
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Retired from service at Culdrose in December 1974 and placed into storage at Wroughton by January 1975. Allocated A2462 and displayed as the gate guard at Fleetlands from August 1975 until June 1979 when replaced by a Wessex. Moved to the fire school at Predannack in August 1983 and scrapped there by 1993. This photo was added on 9 October 2025, and has since been viewed 36 times. |