Westland Whirlwind
The Westland Whirlwind was a British twin-engined heavy 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.
When it first flew in 1938, the Whirlwind was one of the fastest combat aircraft in the world, and with four Hispano-Suiza HS.404 20mm autocannon in its nose, the most heavily armed. Protracted development problems with its Rolls-Royce Peregrine engines delayed the project and only 116 Whirlwinds were built. During the Second World War, only three RAF squadrons were equipped with the Whirlwind but despite its success as a fighter and ground attack aircraft, it was withdrawn from service in 1943.
L6844 the First Westland Whirlwind Prototype. 
L6844 the First Westland Whirlwind Prototype. 
L6844 the First Westland Whirlwind Prototype. 
L6844 the First Westland Whirlwind Prototype. 
L6845 the Second Westland Whirlwind Prototype. 
L6845 the Second Westland Whirlwind Prototype. 
L6845 the Second Westland Whirlwind Prototype. 
L6845 the Second Westland Whirlwind Prototype. 
Westland Whirlwind P6985 HE-J of No 263 Squadron RAF 
Westland Whirlwind HE-V of No. 263 Squadron RAF 
Westland Whirlwind P6997 Loaded with two 500-lb GP Bombs 
Westland Whirlwind P7116 Bellows Argentina HE-F of No. 263 Squadron RAF 
Westland Whirlwind P7094 HE-T of No. 263 Squadron RAF 
Westland Whirlwind P6984 HE-H of No. 263 Squadron RAF 
Westland Whirlwind of No. 263 Squadron RAF 
Westland Whirlwind P7012 of No. 137 Squadron RAF 
Westland Whirlwind SF-P of No. 137 Squadron RAF 
Westland Whirlwind 
Westland Whirlwinds of No 263 Squadron in flight, December 1940 
Three Westland Whirlwinds of No 263 Squadron RAF Based at Exeter 
Westland Whirlwind P7110 
Westland Whirlwind P7110 
Westland Whirlwind P7110 
Westland Whirlwind P7110 
Westland Whirlwind 
Westland Whirlwind 
First Westland Whirlwind Prototype L6844 
Bombing Up Westland Whirlwind 
Westland Whirlwind Comrades in Arms 
Westland Whirlwind P7062 
Westland Whirlwind 
Westland Whirlwind and Pilot 
Westland Whirlwind 
Westland Whirlwind 
Bombing Up Westland Whirlwind 
Bombing Up Westland Whirlwind 
Bombing Up Westland Whirlwind 
Bombing Up Westland Whirlwind 
Bombing Up Westland Whirlwind 
Westland Whirlwind HE-A of No. 263 Squadron RAF 
No. 137 Squadron RAF Pilots 
Fueling Westland Whirlwind 
Westland Whirlwind in the markings for Operation Starkey 
Westland Whirlwind in the markings for Operation Starkey 
Westland Whirlwind in the markings for Operation Starkey 
Westland Whirlwind in the markings for Operation Starkey 
Westland Whirlwind of 263 Sqn with Shark Mouth 
Westland Whirlwind 20mm Cannons 
Re-Arming a Westland Whirlwind 
20mm Cannon Armament Westland Whirlwind 
20mm Cannon Armament Westland Whirlwind 
Reattaching Nose After Arming Cannons 
Crashed Westland Whirlwind 
Westland Whirlwind Company Demonstrator 
Westland Whirlwind G-AGOI 
Westland Whirlwind 
Westland Whirlwind With Experimental 37mm Cannon 
Westland Whirlwind Radiators 
Westland Whirlwind Productionline 
Westland Whirlwind Productionline 
Westland Whirlwind Tail Wheel 
Westland Whirlwind Productionline 
Westland Whirlwind Instrument Panel 
Westland Whirlwind Right Hand Side of Cockpit 
Westland Whirlwind Left Hand Side of Cockpit 
Westland Whirlwind Wind Tunnel Tests
