Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,258 pages of information and 244,499 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Westland: Whirlwind (Helicopter)

From Graces Guide
August 1951. S-55 Helicopter.
January 1952. S-55 Helicopter.
1959. "Whirlwind" with G.E. T-58 power unit in place of piston engine.

Note: This is a sub-section of Westland.

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.[1]


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