From 1963-1965 I worked with 846 then 845 Navy Air Commando squadrons. In Sarawak, Borneo. Brilliant machines, fantastic crews, and an absolutely vital role in the confrontation with Insurgents from Indonesia.
My first of hundreds of helicopter ops was in this venerable old beast, on sennybridge training area. Last experience was I think on a Ukranian MI-8 another oldie, in Kosovo I seem to remember, or possibly the Canadian Griffin was my last/last but one.
Me too, but the wessex and scout were my baptisms of helicopter cabbies, and then Puma, Chinook, Gazelle, Canadian Griffin and finally a Mi8 Hip (KFor shuttle). The last one was interesting as one sat on the opaque fuel tanks as seats. Didnt help with the ride to have that stuff sloshing around lol. Im sure ive missed some models out. Good days long gone.
You have to hand it to the Brits. Replacing the radial engine with first one and then two turboshaft engines transformed the Sikorsky H34 from a high maintenance and marginally powered craft into a much more useful helicopter.
MichaelKingsfordGray I don't think he was. There are some people who despite the Unions, managed to produce a product that in its time was the best the world could expect, with the technology then available. And there were people who kept them flying, and in service., which is why we are still here today. Tovaritch.
If you look at the Westland helicopters and Sikorsky helicopters of the same era they are basically the same ones because of Westland Corporation buying license from the Bridgeport Connecticut area manufacturer Sikorsky helicopters.
A classic helicopter one of my favourites. Similar to the Sikorsky. There was a great tv series I enjoyed called "Riptide" th-cam.com/video/4wvHSbwkWRo/w-d-xo.html
Still waiting on my order from the Coast guard and a Navy order 500 helicopters a piece from the Korean war still waiting on those banana Chinook helicopters and my other helicopters from the Korean war time I guess it takes forever to go through the lot and see how many helicopters you have left still waiting on them I need it for log calling I need it for outhouse s*** or hauling I don't have any more helicopters I need my Korean helicopter order 500 I guess it takes time to get 500 helicopters together I'll guess you I'm up the s***'s creek huh
From 1963-1965 I worked with 846 then 845 Navy Air Commando squadrons. In Sarawak, Borneo.
Brilliant machines, fantastic crews, and an absolutely vital role in the confrontation with Insurgents from Indonesia.
My dear old Dad worked there from 1969 to 1990. Loads of memories.
American helicopter technology was way ahead of its time. 👏👏👏👍
My first of hundreds of helicopter ops was in this venerable old beast, on sennybridge training area. Last experience was I think on a Ukranian MI-8 another oldie, in Kosovo I seem to remember, or possibly the Canadian Griffin was my last/last but one.
Recall it well in Borneo when I served with Recce troop 42 Commando RM..including the Belvedere..but what noise THEY made!
Apart from the Belvidere I have flown in all types presented here God I feel old and lucky.
Well done
Me too, but the wessex and scout were my baptisms of helicopter cabbies, and then Puma, Chinook, Gazelle, Canadian Griffin and finally a Mi8 Hip (KFor shuttle). The last one was interesting as one sat on the opaque fuel tanks as seats. Didnt help with the ride to have that stuff sloshing around lol. Im sure ive missed some models out. Good days long gone.
You have to hand it to the Brits. Replacing the radial engine with first one and then two turboshaft engines transformed the Sikorsky H34 from a high maintenance and marginally powered craft into a much more useful helicopter.
Worked on the SAR Whirlwind, Wessex & Sea King. Magic.
MichaelKingsfordGray I don't think he was. There are some people who despite the Unions, managed to produce a product that in its time was the best the world could expect, with the technology then available.
And there were people who kept them flying, and in service., which is why we are still here today. Tovaritch.
Sikorsky is still in business... Westland? Tits-up in 2000, bought out by the Italians.
Augusta Westland still build Helicopters in Yeovil today.
Westland helicopter ceased to exist in 2001. The Italian company Leonardo SpA. now makes helicopters in Yeovil..
If you look at the Westland helicopters and Sikorsky helicopters of the same era they are basically the same ones because of Westland Corporation buying license from the Bridgeport Connecticut area manufacturer Sikorsky helicopters.
Yes, Westland Helicopters 'aka' "Sikorsky UK"
@DoktorBayerischeMotorenWerke Correct and 7:07 this is the H19 Chicksaw🇺🇲 Whirlwind🇬🇧
@@EpicThe112 They also built the Dragonfly/Widgon (S-51)
Westminster (S-56)
Wessex (S-58)
Sea King (S-61).
They didn't really address how the whirlwind did against something like the Lama at altitude in the Alps
Me amarro nesses helicópteros antigos
Have you any films of the WG-30 ?
Omg it's Harold the helicopter
Correct. The illustrator (John T Kenney) drew Harrold with the Whirlwind in mind.
*Floats by.*
A classic helicopter one of my favourites. Similar to the Sikorsky.
There was a great tv series I enjoyed called "Riptide"
th-cam.com/video/4wvHSbwkWRo/w-d-xo.html
(TO)Soytong?ตา...
Still waiting on my order from the Coast guard and a Navy order 500 helicopters a piece from the Korean war still waiting on those banana Chinook helicopters and my other helicopters from the Korean war time I guess it takes forever to go through the lot and see how many helicopters you have left still waiting on them I need it for log calling I need it for outhouse s*** or hauling I don't have any more helicopters I need my Korean helicopter order 500 I guess it takes time to get 500 helicopters together I'll guess you I'm up the s***'s creek huh