Aden Sioux Helicopter Painting
Hello All
I thought you might be interested in this painting titled Wadi Bijar Cliffhanger Ending - 26th Feb 1967. It depicts Sioux XT219 of 45 Troop Royal Marines flown by Sergeant Derek Blevins in the minutes before it crashed and rolled inverted on the side of the mountain in the background. The Sioux came to a stop only yards from a sheer drop of 300-400 feet. Luckily neither the pilot or passenger, the unit photographer were injured. The painting was completed with the help of two RM pilots intimately involved in XT219 and the events of that day.
The painting was exhibited at the Guild of Aviation Artists annual exhibition held at the Mall Galleries in London last July.
I hope you like the painting. I am hoping to paint some companion paintings of Aden aircraft of which I think Belvedere will be next.
Best regards
Anthony Lawrence