
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | OO-SHA |
Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-55 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-55 (H-19/HO4S/HRS/Chickasaw) |
Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-55 |
C/n (msn): | 55458 |
Operator Titles: | Sabena |
Location | |
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City / Heliport: | London - Waterloo Air Terminal Heliport (closed)Map |
Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
Airport Codes: | None |
Photo Date: | 7 July 1954 |
Photo from: | Peter de Jong Collection |
Photo ID: | 295772 |
Photo Comment |
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Opened in 1953, BEA's Waterloo Air Terminal was essentially a check-in facility offering bus transport to Northolt or Heathrow, but helicopters had first landed here on the former Festival of Britain grounds in 1952 and BEA Whirlwinds linked Waterloo to Heathrow for ten months from July 1955. Sabena only undertook a single flight from Brussels in July 1954. Flying time from Brussels was no less than two hours and 48 minutes. This photo was added on 1 November 2020, and has since been viewed 662 times. |