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Old 15th Oct 2013, 02:33
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sillohed
 
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WorldWide Bell

Savoia,
Very interesting photographs. I can vaguely recall several instances in in 1963 where World Wide did some charters for Weddings, etc. One charter in particular involved flying a gentleman in his underwear hanging on a ladder below a Bell 47 and lowering him into a speeding Aston Martin (I think) driven by a beautiful girl. The runway at Biggin Hill was used for the photo shoot. If I recall correctly the poor guy was dragged over the trunk/boot, over the wind screen, along side and eventually into the passenger seat. If anyone in the UK has any photos or video of that shoot PLEASE share it! The shoot was for an underwear manufacturer (St. Marks or St. Michaels or something.) On another subject, the only photo of a working World Wide Bell 47 that I find belongs to my friend Jan Wim Hasselman and it is a photo of his dad Fritz. Here it is although not very informative.
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