![Aircraft Photo of XB475 | Hiller HT1 | UK - Navy | AirHistory.net #575217](/photos/0575217.jpg)
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | XB475 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Hiller 360 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Hiller 360/UH-12/OH-23/Raven |
Aircraft Version: | Hiller HT1 |
C/n (msn): | 511 |
Operator Titles: | UK - Navy |
Location | |
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Location: | Not known |
Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
Photo Date: | 1 April 1953 to 10 June 1954 |
Photo from: | Peter de Jong Collection |
Photo ID: | 575217 |
Photo Comment |
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Training helicopter of No 705 Sqn based at Gosport. Avengers and an early Fairey Gannet on the ground. Location not known - likely Gosport or Lee-on-Solent? XB475 crashed at Ann's Hill Cemetery, Gosport on 10 June 1954, barely one year old. The pilot was killed. This photo was added on 31 May 2023, and has since been viewed 274 times. |