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Old 18th Jun 2012, 19:59
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The Belvedere acquired quite a reputation for carrying loads (mostly successfully) as Wing Cdr John Dowling in his book "RAF Helicopters" (HMSO) states:
...an unexpected role which the Belvedere acquired, and one which it retained throughout its life, was the recovery of crashed aircraft or helicopters unserviceable in inaccessible places. Altogether, between 1960 and 1968, Belvederes recovered 31 crashed aircraft or parts of wreckage including 23 complete helicopters, two Austers, two Chipmunks and a hovercraft. Twenty of the helicopters lifted were in FEAF, one in Aden, one in Germany and one in England...
Some of the loads carried.



Recovering a RN Whirlwind Mk 7 to HMS Albion - Brunei Jan 1963.



Deloying "Green Archer" radar near Indonesian border.



Deploying Bloodhound near Kuching



Recovering a Whirlwind Mk 10 - Germany 1962
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