Fleet Air Arm Helicopters since 1943

[Lee Howard]

Due for publication this year, "Fleet Air Arm Helicopters since 1943" by myself, Mick Burrow and the late Eric Myall, will conclude the long-running Air-Britain series begun by our late colleague Ray Sturtivant detailing the individual airframe histories for every aircraft owned and operated by the Royal Navy. This final chapter will form a companion volume to our previous work "Fleet Air Arm Fixed-Wing Aircraft since 1946" published in 2004.

In an effort to illustrate the book with as many new and interesting images (ie ones possibly never published before) of Fleet Air Arm helicopter operations over the past 65 years I would be very interested to hear from any former (or, of course, current) aircrew with photographs that they would be willing to loan for possible inclusion.

If anyone is able to help then please drop me a line.

Many thanks.

Lee Howard
Yeovilton, Somerset

[exata]

Will you include items like the intro of the bucaneer into service and the test flying program associated with the machine, or is it a wobble head only party?

Ex

:ooh:

[John Eacott]

Lee,

One or two photos of mine here: (http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/v/navy_photos/sea_king/) plenty more available ;)

[AT Mov]

Ex

the Bucc in service is covered in the fixed wing book, availabale from :

https://www.air-britain.co.uk/actbooks/acatalog/Other_Military_Books.html

Other Navy titles at

https://www.air-britain.co.uk/actbooks/acatalog/Royal_Navy.html

Pete

[nodrama]

I hope you won't be forgeting 3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron, Royal Marines, 1968 - 1995.....now (and formally) 847 NAS.

[Lee Howard]

We are featuring 847 NAS Lynx and Gazelles from its reformation in 1995, but won't be detailing the 3 CBAS aircraft.

[Cross Deck Landing]

Where would you want pictures sent to? Sure I can have a dig around!

[heli1]

Suggest you contact Mr Aprees at the Helicopter Museum ...he has a lot of stuff from 1943 -45 and from 1962 onwards ......sure he can fill any missing gaps.