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Old 27th Feb 2015, 09:08
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Of the original six Whirlwinds sent to HK in 1967, only one survived to come home again: XP301. The rest went in the water or one lost the head when it flew into power lines.

Poor old 301 was brought all the way back from the Far East and then ended up on the fire dump - a pity as it was the SS11 trials aircraft.

O-D, wiping away a tear.
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