John thanks.
We did touch on the 'Green Parrots' on page
9 of the Wessex thread but I have yet to dig-up a 'white top' Whirlwind photo (in colour).
On page
20 of this thread we looked at the Agusta-built 206 G-AYBE and which included a photo by PPRuNer 'Tailboom' of the craft landing at the Hoover factory in
Merthyr Tydfil.
More G-AYBE ..
Agusta-Bell 206A G-AYBE landing at the fuel pumps at Coventry Airport on 14th February 1974
G-AYBE was bought by United Marine of London in 1970 (presumably from Mann's) who kept her until 1977 when she was exported to France and flew as F-GALU.
F-GALU visiting Southampton Airport c. late 70's
From France G-AYBE (F-GALU) returned to the UK in 1996 to fly as G-CBHH for Helisport of Biggin Hill. Later the same year she was purchased by Arena Aviation of Crawley who re-registered her G-GUST. GUST went on to fly for 'Dragon Helicopters', 'GHE Realisations' and DNH Helicopters before being withdrawn from use in 2011.