Hughes 269B G-AXXD
I have all three incidents listed as 1973
11.08.1973 Hughes 300B G-AXXD. Metropolitan Police, London. Twyford Moors hired helicopter. Exhaust bracket failure in flight resulting in forced landing at Kidbrook. No injuries.
13.08.1973 Hughes 300B G-AXXD. Metropolitan Police, London. Twyford Moors hired helicopter. Loss of control in cross-wind whilst landing at Radlett. Heavy landing but no damage or injuries.
17.08.1973 Hughes 300B G-AXXD. Metropolitan Police, London. Twyford Moors hired helicopter. Loss of power/lift in over-weight take off from Battersea Heliport resulting in crash landing into River Thames, airframe write-off and slight injury.
I do not have immediate access to the Evening Standard clipping for the dousing and just to confuse things the other stored image I have of AXXD on floats is a wrong wrong wrong 1975.....its going to be 1972 ....
1973.