DND photo.

A very interesting photo as this British Navy Dragonfly carries an RCAF squadron code PX. That is the code for the CEPE - Central Experimental and Proving Establishment. The polar bear badge is for the Climatic Detachment of the CEPE. This Dragonfly arrived at Namao, the base of the Climatic Detachment on 22-Sep-1953. It arrived back in the UK 14-May-1954. DND photo.

With the Board of Trade fire training school. Last served at RAE Bedford, SOC 25th September 1962. To South Humberside Preservation Society June 1976. Eventually to Diving School, Capernwray, Nr Carnforth, Lancs April 1996 and submerged for underwater training.

Ex Culdrose Station Flight, then stored at Blackbushe for a while. After the closure of Torbay Aircraft Museum it was sold at Sotheby's auction on 19 October 1988 to Caernarfon Airport. Stored at Aeroventure for possible restoration in the future.

An ex-Royal Navy machine that spent most of its operational life with A&AEE and RAE. It was withdrawn by 10 June 1960, and used for ground instruction as 7703M at RAF Weeton and later at St Athan. Moved to the Museum of Army Flying at Middle Wallop on 24 April 1978. Registered as N9987Q on 30 November 1981 to be displayed as "0020" at the Venezuelan Air Force Museum, but instead it went to Cornwall Aero Park/Flambards in Helston, Cornwall as "WG754/CU-912". When Flambards closed it went to Culdrose to be dismantled and shipped to the Royal Australian Navy museum at Nowra on 16 February 2000.

Dismantled S-51, recently arrived from Blackbushe. Reportedly damaged in a fire in a shed in July 1972 and scrapped. Note the Historic Aircraft Museum building under construction in the background with Drover G-APXX and Argus G-AJOZ.

Later moved to the Historic Aircraft Museum at Southend, but badly damaged in a fire and subsequently scrapped.

Moved to Torbay Aircraft Museum in 1971, and sold to Caernarfon Airport on the closure of the museum for use in a children's play park, before going to the airport's fire training area. Now on long-term restoration at Aeroventure (South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum).

Note the substantial rescue winch. Upgraded to HR.5 in 1957. Remains of this helicopter are at the South Yorkshire Air Museum at Doncaster as of 2020. Photo from: Westland

Involved in rescue operations following the catastrophic 1 February 1953 flood. Photo by: C Nobels / Gemeentearchief Schouwen-Duiveland

Crashed during relief flight on the flooded island of Overflakkee on 8 February 1953. Photo by: Van Duinen / Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)

The North Sea flood of 1953 killed over 300 people in Britain too, but the southwest of the Netherlands was the worst hit and this Royal Navy Dragonfly was one of a number of foreign helicopters to come to the rescue here. This airframe was preserved at Southend, but damaged by a fire in 1972 and later scrapped. Photo by: Van Duinen / Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)

In use at the Board of Trade fire training school. Still around today but you will need scuba gear. It is at the bottom of a lake in NW England at a diving school.

Dragonfly HR.3 of 705 Squadron Fleet Air Arm based at RNAS Gosport, Hants.

Dragonfly HR.3 of the Fleet Air Arm wearing the codes of 705 Squadron based at RNAS Gosport, Hants. Attending the 1954 SSAFA airshow at Yeadon.