| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VH-UTW |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bell 204 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bell 204/205/210 (H-1/40 Iroquois) |
| Aircraft Version: | Bell 204B |
| C/n (msn): | 2050 |
| Operator Titles: | Airfast Charter |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Sydney - Kingsford Smith InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YSSY IATA: SYD Local: YSSY Other: - |
| Photo Date: | April 1970 |
| Photo by: | David Carter |
| Photo ID: | 38324 |
| Photo Comment |
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VH-UTW is seen after after its repairs following an accident on an oil rig in Bass Strait on March 22, 1968. The accident received huge publicity. The tail rotor failed on landing and the main rotor tore into visiting journalists waiting on the helipad. Three people died and others lost limbs. -UTW was sold in Indonesia as PK-OBA in June 1975 This photo is copyright © David Carter, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 4 February 2018, and has since been viewed 312 times. |