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.