Whirlwind Fighter - Long-sleeve T-shirt Johnnie Johnson The helicopter was jointly manufactured

The helicopter was jointly manufactured by Aérospatiale and Westland Helicopters

The type was also in service with the Royal Canadian Air Force up until 1984

XD875 was the last airframe to come off the production line

Gloster Javelin FAW

This helicopter was built by Westland under licence from American Sikorsky

Whirlwind Fighter - Long-sleeve T-shirt Johnnie Johnson The helicopter was jointly manufacturedWestland Whirlwind The Whirlwind entered service with the Royal Air Force as a heavy fighter in 1940. It was the most heavily armed and fastest fighters at the time and was used for ground attack missions over France, being particularly good at destroying locomotives. Due to engine and manufacturing problems the aircraft was replaced by the Hawker Typhoon in 1943.