G-HELY Agusta 109 photos ?
 

Anyone know where I can find some photos of a particular Augusta 109 reg G-HELY ? Or know what happened to it ?

It was the Barratt display helicopter in the 80s.

Also G-BUSA an ecureuil AS355 which was G-HELY's replacement at Barratts ?

My father used to pilot both of them and I'd like to see if I can dig up some info on them and where they may be now.

Thanks in advance.

Niall

G-INFO

This is probably the site you need. Looks like G-HELY was transferred to USA and G-BUSA has undergone a few identity crises!!

Cheers

Whirls

G-HELY & G-BUSA
 

Barratt Developments sold G-HELY in 1984 to Castle Air Charters Ltd., a well known Agusta A109 specialist & helicopter TV camera ship company based in Liskeard, Cornwall, it then went through a couple of other short term owners (Candyfleet Ltd 1990-92, then Den Norsk Leasing Ltd 1992) and was cancelled on 12/10/1992 to the USA as N109MJ, it is still in the US, but now registered N109WH. For some reason the FAA list it as manufactured in 1997, so may have undergone a rebuild?




G-BUSA was sold by Barratt Developments (Scotland) Ltd. on 26/11/1985 & re-registered as G-PAMI, the new owners were Lynton Aviation Ltd. In 1987 it was registered to Airzed Ltd., then back to Lynton Aviation again from 1989 to 1993.

The aircraft was then sold & re-registered as G-ICSG to Industrial Control Services Ltd. of Maldon, Essex on 06/04/1993.

On 27/11/1997 it was bought by MW Helicopters of Stapleford, Essex & on 22/08/2003 the aircraft was registered to Stratton Motor Company (Norfolk) Ltd., but I believe the aircraft remains based at Stapleford with MW Helicopters.

I have a negatives\slides somewhere of of G-HELY, G-BUSA & G-PAMI in various schemes, I will try to dig them out & post here.


This was taken by me at Battersea Heliport when registered to Industrial Control Services Ltd.
http://www.pbase.com/mikerice/image/48844576.jpg

This shot taken by me at Stapleford in the last couple of years.
http://www.pbase.com/mikerice/image/48844491.jpg

Knew I'd come to the right place
 

Thanks Whirlygig and MPR.

I'd really appreciate those photos if you get the chance to dig them out. There's no hurry though.

I spent my teenage years getting dragged to Newcastle airport to wash both of them on the promise I'd get to go on the next trip. Seemed like a chore back then, but I wouldn't mind spending my weekends doing the job now. :p

My email is [email protected] ( soooo much spam already I'm not worried about the spam spiders )

G-BUSA looks mean in black :ooh: