
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | XV370 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-61 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-61 (H-3/HSS-2/Sea King) |
Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-61D-2 Sea King |
C/n (msn): | 61393 |
Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
Unit Markings: | ETPS - Empire Test Pilots School |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Middle WallopMap |
Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGVP IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
Event: | Army Air Day 1982 |
Photo Date: | 25 July 1982 |
Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
Photo ID: | 653609 |
Photo Comment |
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Delivered to Westland as G-ATYU then to the Ministry of Defence as XV370 in 1966. Converted to the prototype Sea King by Westland and used as a development aircraft. To the ETPS at Boscombe Down by 1982 then to Lee-on-Solent for use as ground trainer 8771M. Moved to Gosport in 1996. Still there in 2023. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 11 February 2024, and has since been viewed 203 times. |