Westland S.55 series 1 G-AOHE
Westland S.55 series 1 G-AOHE (msn WA.126) of Bristow Helicopters, on floats. First registered in 1956, AOHE was registered to the South Georgia Co. Ltd. for shipboard whale-spotting operations, operated by Christian Salvesen. Bristows acquired the helicopter in 1961 and it was later converted to Series 3, powered by a Bristol Siddeley Gnome H1000 Mk.501 turbo-shaft engine, but was destroyed on 18 June 1969
Picture No
13448852
Media ID
47799316
Size
5433px x 2782px
(2.3MB)
Credit
© The Peter Butt Aviation Collection / Mary Evans
Source
unattributed photographer - scanned from an original negative
Date
circa 1962
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Acquired Bristow Converted Floats Gnome Helicopters Operated Registered S.55 Shipboard Turbo-shaft Westland
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