Westland Whirlwind (helicopter)
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westland-whirlwind-helicopter-184-8427468
title:
Westland Whirlwind (helicopter)
text:
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. It was also exported to other countries, and the Whirlwind was succeeded by the turbine powered Westland Wessex which was developed from the H-19/Whirlwind. The helicopter was made in many variants using a variety of radial (piston) and turbine engines. Whirlwind helicopters fitted wi
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
1953 helicopter series by Westland
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Whirlwind_(helicopter)
date created:
2003-11-06T18:41:16Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T18:53:48Z
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