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Old 18th Feb 2012, 12:25
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helimarshaller
 
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DaveW is pretty close to the mark.

In the 80's & 90's during the week before the Middle Wallop Air Day a competition was held. The Gazelles were used by Austrailian Instructors on exchange at Middle Wallop.

The competition involved a Navex, maneouvering a bucket on a rope and many other activities around the Wallop area. The last day (Friday ) was normally a contest to see who had the best turned out helicopter.

Although the Austrailians borrowed the Gazelles for the competition, the New Zealand Air Force flew in a C130 the week before, inside which was a UH-1H and they used that in the competition.

Hope this answers your question HaveQuick2.

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