*Rotary Pics* Farnborough SBAC 1960

[Inverted81]

Hi all,

Thought some of you maybe interested in some pics my late grandfather took in 1960...
slides scanned and edited by myself....

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b321/cfleet/82ec71cb.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b321/cfleet/03b6d311.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b321/cfleet/bc7c7585.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b321/cfleet/9012cd69.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b321/cfleet/da62a4c7.jpg

[widgeon]

The glory days when we had 4 helicopter companies ( I guess by 1960 they had all merged)

[TeeS]

"Those new fangled Wessex and Wasp things will never catch on!"

Nice photo's 81.

Cheers

TeeS

[Ascend Charlie]

Some other interesting companies out there too - Hawker, Folland, Blackburn, English Electric.....

A bit like Hillman, Austin, Morris, Humber...:{

[Senior Pilot]

Lovely photos, I81: thanks for sharing them :ok:

[widgeon]

Yes AC . i was of course counting Fairey as a Helicopter company, Lets not forget Avro ,Bristol , DeHavilland , Handley page , Gloster , percival , Short, Supermarine , Vickers