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The Whirlwind Fighter Project began building a full-scale replica Whirlwind in 2011–2012. By 2023 an authentic cockpit section had been built and put on display at the Kent Battle of Britain Museum in Hawkinge . [ 54 ]
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).
The Butterworth Westland Whirlwind was a 2/3 scale flying replica of the British Westland Whirlwind fighter aircraft of World War II that was built in the United States in the 1970s. The aircraft was based on the wings and horizontal tail of a Grumman American AA-1A modified and mated to an all-new fuselage.
Westland WG.22; Westland Whirlwind (fighter) Westland Whirlwind (helicopter) Westland Widgeon (fixed wing) Westland Widgeon (helicopter) Westland Witch; Westland Wizard;
A Westland Whirlwind as used by 137 squadron. The squadron was reformed at Charmy Down on 20 September 1941 and equipped with the then brand new two-engined Westland Whirlwind four-cannon fighter. The squadron became operational with them on 20 October and flew its first mission (a mandolin) four days afterwards.
Following engine failure, 2nd Lt. James H. Mitchell, 23, of Cleveland, intentionally banks away from a hangar occupied by some 200 men in the noon hour in his Lockheed P-38D Lightning, 40-783, of the 83d Fighter Squadron, [266] dragging a wingtip at Mills Field, south of San Francisco, resulting in a fatal wrecking of his fighter but saving all ...
The Whirlwind was the UK's first cannon-armed fighter and faster than many other British aircraft at the time but was troubled by the inability of Rolls-Royce to produce the engines. The Lysander army co-operation aircraft was displaced for reconnaissance as too vulnerable but found favour for specialist missions into occupied Europe carrying ...
Westland Whirlwind may mean: Westland Whirlwind (fighter), a fixed wing Second World War fighter aircraft; Westland Whirlwind (helicopter), ...