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The Westland Whirlwind was a British twin-engined fighter developed by Westland Aircraft. A contemporary of the Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane , it was the first single-seat, twin-engined, cannon-armed fighter of the Royal Air Force .
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.
Westland Helicopters was a British aircraft manufacturer.Originally Westland Aircraft, the company focused on helicopters after the Second World War. It was amalgamated with several other British firms in 1960 and 1961.
Westland Whirlwind a license-built version of the U.S. Sikorsky S-55/H-19 Chickasaw with British engines. Westland Widgeon a private venture by Westland Aircraft as an improvement on the Westland WS-51 Dragonfly; Westland Westminster (1958) – heavy lift helicopter, private venture to prototype stage only; Westland Wisp Small remote-controlled ...
The Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw (company model number S-55) is a multi-purpose piston-engined helicopter that was used by the United States Army and United States Air Force.It was also license-built by Westland Aircraft as the Westland Whirlwind in the United Kingdom.
Whirlwind Mk I, 263 Sqn Exeter, in flight over West Country The Westland Whirlwind was the first cannon-armed fighter for the RAF, first flown in October 1938 and at the production stage by 1940. It was a twin engined heavy fighter (also able to function as a fighter bomber with 500-pound (230 kg) bombload).
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[1] [2] These services were followed in 1954 by a passenger service between Southampton Eastleigh Airport, Heathrow and Northolt, operated by Westland Whirlwind helicopters. [3] The 1955 passenger service was flown between Birmingham, Heathrow and Gatwick Airport, with leased Bristol 171s. [citation needed] BEA Helicopters Sikorsky S-61N, 1964