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Search and Rescue Exercise, off the Welsh Coast mid 1950's.
Model HAS.7, ditched and sank off Portland 27 Sep 1958 while operating from HMS Victorious.
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.
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