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Old 8th November 2005 | 23:22
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ppheli
 
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Here's another one for the mix.. The R44 with floats was originally going to be called the Neptune (presumably to "rule the waves") but settled down for the Clipper. I guess that the final decision was made over a glass or two of Cutty Sark whiskey? "hey, that's a nice thing on the water on that there bottle, mate, it says it's a Clipper". OK, that's decided then...

the S-76 is also known as the Eagle in military form

the 109 was spelt both Hirundo and Hirondelle dependant on what country the brochure was printed in

I like the nickname Wokka for the Chinook, a very appropriate onomatopoeia which has been used in the domain name http://www.wokka.co.uk/ - an excellent site on UK Chinook photos and history.
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