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Old 28th Jul 2017, 10:22
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oryxs
 
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Originally Posted by Outwest
An interesting follow-on was Court Helicopters cut the wreck up into pieces small enough to go down the elevator and rebuilt it in Capetown......at least that is what I was told by a soutpiel ;-)
True, but rebuilt in the USA. Knew one of the engineers that was involved in the rebuilt. Flew it a few years later when it was in Namibia.

Sikorsky S-61N - Namibia - Government | Aviation Photo #0006173 | Airliners.net
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