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Old 13th Sep 2011, 06:02
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Savoia
 
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Ah de Havilland; thank you for your efforts in tracking down the registration of Packer's 76 as well as confirmation of the registrations of the aircraft in the 'Copter Kids' movie - much appreciated!

Film Copters Cont ..

Air Gregory's Alouette II G-BBJE featured previously on page 29 while G-AZVM seems to be a new entrant.

As you say, she was registered to 'Air Gregorius' (1974) and prior to that (in 1972) to Finance and General Investment and John Wakeham.


Hughes 500C G-AZVM at Cranfield (no date) in the colours worn while with Air Gregory. (Photo uncredited)


G-AZVM in more recent times visiting the Helicopter Championships at the Heythrop Park Hotel on 8th August 2004 (Photo: KBM Photography)


This 206 was used in the making of the 1976 movie "Sky Riders" (filmed in Greece). The pilots are credited as being David Dixon and George Nolan.

Evidently, and according to the write-ups, James Coburn decided to perform himself the stunt of clinging onto the undercarriage!
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