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Westland Whirlwind (helicopter)

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This article is about the post-Second World War helicopter. For the wartime fighter aircraft built by the same company, see Westland Whirlwind (fighter).

The Westland Whirlwind helicopter was a British licence-built version of the U.S. Sikorsky S-55/H-19 Chickasaw. It primarily served with the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm in anti-submarine and search and rescue roles.

Whirlwind
A Royal Air Force Whirlwind HAR.10 of the RAF Search and Rescue Force
Role	Helicopter
National origin	United Kingdom
Manufacturer	Westland Aircraft
First flight	August 1953
Introduction	1954
Primary users	Royal Navy Royal Air Force
Produced	1953–1966
Number built	360+
Developed from	Sikorsky H-19

Design and development

Operational service

VariantsEdit

Whirlwind Series 1 demonstrator fitted with P&W R-1340 in 1955

Whirlwind of the Royal Navy

Whirlwind HAS.7 of the Empire Test Pilots' School

Whirlwind HCC.12 of the Royal Flight