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Old 8th Nov 2004, 12:48
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SilsoeSid

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Thanks Archimedes,

All info available from http://www.whl.co.uk/

VP959, the info about the Blackhawk from the WHL site is as follows;

"A direct result of the Sikorsky association was an agreement that Westland would build the Blackhawk under licence, for supply to a Middle-East customer. A single aircraft was built and flown, but events were overtaken by the outbreak of the Gulf War after which the requirement had changed."


What a waste!!!!!!
Pity the British didn't procure it for themselves.
The AH roadshow never acknowledged this when asked!
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