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Durban Ops
I started that op in 1971 I think it was with an Alouette318c Astazou,the 316B from the Cape Town operation having crashed in Wellington on the way to De Aar due to a tail rotor piano wire failure.
The aircraft that crashed off Durban was a Whirlwind with Grant and Jonny Cler as crew as far as I remember. It sucked a gopher into the intake while hovering over the ship.
Brian Mangen and I started the Durban ship servicing.
Poor old Lappies died a few years ago. Dropped dead on an exercise run I seem to remember
The aircraft that crashed off Durban was a Whirlwind with Grant and Jonny Cler as crew as far as I remember. It sucked a gopher into the intake while hovering over the ship.
Brian Mangen and I started the Durban ship servicing.
Poor old Lappies died a few years ago. Dropped dead on an exercise run I seem to remember
Nope.....tis a 205......a 204 only had a single window in the door....and not the small window in the short door. The camera lens must be distorting the image a bit to "shorten" the aircraft. It also has a round nose (no radome). Compare it to the 212 behind it.
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Was the 205 available in different sizes then? This one looks smaller than some of the othersv(204 size). I've no idea, they were before my time.
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The progression was 204, 205, 212,214, 412.
The 204 had a single window in the cabin door.....due to the much smaller cabin size and layout.
The others have two windows in the cabin door and a window in a Short Door.
The progression was 204, 205, 212,214, 412.
The 204 had a single window in the cabin door.....due to the much smaller cabin size and layout.
The others have two windows in the cabin door and a window in a Short Door.
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I was at Galeota for the first 3 months of 1975, with the late Dick Davisson and Ernie, 9Y-TEI is definitely a 205, the image is distorted by the photo montage join. Graham Conway was with the two 204's awaiting John Snow. I well remember the drive to Port 0f Spain with Nobby Clarke every few days drinking beer and throwing out the empty bottles.
Last edited by Oldlae; 13th Jan 2014 at 15:02. Reason: More memories
G-AYNP - Alistair Macleans Hostage Tower
Any guys flew and supported G-AYNP on the production set of this movie and got autographs from the lovely Maud Adams and Bitt Ekland?
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204
I didn't realise it was several pics mashed up
I have flown the 205 but couldn't work out the windows...
Thanks Sas, at least I never got shot at in one
Back to my rock and the 139.....
I have flown the 205 but couldn't work out the windows...
Thanks Sas, at least I never got shot at in one
Back to my rock and the 139.....
BTC.....if you flew later model aircraft they did.
If you cannot recognize a Bell 204/205/212 or an S-76 Stretch......well....it does make one wonder where you got your training!