| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XH379 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bristol 173 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bristol 173 |
| Aircraft Version: | Bristol 173 Mk2 |
| C/n (msn): | 12872 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Heliport: | London - Waterloo Air Terminal Heliport (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | January 1955 to September 1956 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 773321 |
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The Bristol 173 was intended as an airliner helicopter but G-AMJI was tested by the military as XH379 from September 1954 until September 1956, just before it crashed. We found that the Big Ben was in scaffolding from early 1955 until the spring of 1957 to repair damage from Luftwaffe bombing. The last BEA helicopter flight from the Waterloo Air Terminal was on 31 May 1956 but we are not sure when the heliport closed. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands) This photo was added on 29 January 2025, and has since been viewed 164 times. |