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Old 21st Dec 2006, 21:50
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Dr Illitout
 
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A&AEE, ETPS the same thing, Boscombe rabble!

When I was on the Chopper flight at Farnborough we had Seaking XV371. She also had Sikorsky molded on the pedals. A good aircraft that one, always ready to go. We also had a brand new MK4, ZB507 as well. That one was the typical friday afternoon aircraft, a bag of ......! They sent her off to Bardufoss to do some cold weather trials and on the first flight she sheared a engine to gear box drive. We changed the gear box only to find that the factory supplied unit was goosed too! So we took her to bits and loaded her into a Belfast to bring her home. I'd still like a model of her though!!

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