| Registration / Serial: | WV218 |
| Military Code: | GJ-702 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-55 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-55 (H-19/HO4S/HRS/Chickasaw) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky Whirlwind HAS22 (S-55D) |
| C/n (msn): | 55478 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | 705 Sqn |
| City / Area: | Darlington / Rocket Sports Ground [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 15 November 1955 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 507347Submit Correction |
| View count: | 367 |
Prince Philip flew the helicopter himself after doing his core business - opening a school. The Rocket sports ground in Darlington was just east of the railway line on Thompson Street East, belonging to the Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns locomotive factory. WV218 built as HO4S-3 BuNo 133746 in 1953, but transferred to Royal Navy under MDAP. Struck off charge in 1960 and broken up at Hal Far, Malta. Photo by: Bert Abell / Daily Herald / National Science and Media Museum
| Registration / Serial: | WV218 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky Whirlwind HAS22 (S-55D) |
| C/n (msn): | 55478 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Navy |
| City / Area: | Darlington / Rocket Sports Ground [ Off-Airport ]Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 15 November 1955 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | WV218 |
| Military Code: | GJ-702 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-55 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-55 (H-19/HO4S/HRS/Chickasaw) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky Whirlwind HAS22 (S-55D) |
| C/n (msn): | 55478 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | 705 Sqn |
| City / Area: | Darlington / Rocket Sports Ground [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 15 November 1955 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 507347Submit Correction |
| View count: | 367 |
Prince Philip flew the helicopter himself after doing his core business - opening a school. The Rocket sports ground in Darlington was just east of the railway line on Thompson Street East, belonging to the Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns locomotive factory. WV218 built as HO4S-3 BuNo 133746 in 1953, but transferred to Royal Navy under MDAP. Struck off charge in 1960 and broken up at Hal Far, Malta. Photo by: Bert Abell / Daily Herald / National Science and Media Museum
| Registration / Serial: | WV218 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky Whirlwind HAS22 (S-55D) |
| C/n (msn): | 55478 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Navy |
| City / Area: | Darlington / Rocket Sports Ground [ Off-Airport ]Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 15 November 1955 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |