| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | F-BFDB |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Piasecki H-21 Workhorse/Shawnee |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vertol H-21 Workhorse/Shawnee (42/43/44) |
| Aircraft Version: | Vertol 42B |
| C/n (msn): | 329/FR31 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Army |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Heliport: | Paris - Issy-les-Moulineaux HeliportMap |
| Country: | France |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LFPI IATA: JDP Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 30 May 1957 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong Collection |
| Photo ID: | 528084 |
| Photo Comment |
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The two Vertol 42Bs F-BFDB and F-BFAX (c/n 330/FR32) were VIP helicopters 'refused by Washington' according to a French source. At the 1957 Salon they provided an air link between Issy heliport and Le Bourget, operated by the Helicop-Air company. They were then transferred to the French army as regular H-21Cs and both served in Algeria by 1958. This photo was added on 10 December 2022, and has since been viewed 377 times. |