The Westland Whirlwind helicopter XN385 hovering above the Royal Navy frigate Falmouth (1959) which is under way in the Atlantic west of Gibraltar.
On board the Royal Navy frigate Falmouth (1959) looking aft from just ahead of the Limbo mortar well showing the Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 helicopter XN385 337/C preparing to winch a man off the quarterdeck while the ship is under way in the Atlantic, west of Gibraltar, during the NATO exercise Riptide III. The helicopter entered service in 1960, is a unit of 824 Squadron from the aircraft carrier Centaur (1947) and has the code 37 on its nose.
Object Details
| ID: | PM7590/15A |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Falmouth (1959) |
| Date made: | 10-15 August 1962 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 190 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |