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Post by Jeff on Mar 10, 2016 10:01:39 GMT
These have always held a fascination for me, not sure why but childhood holidays on the IOW may have been the reason. I didn't know though that the British Military had so many different types, and I also didn't know that the Royal Navy ones sometimes wore what to us "aircraft" people is a recognisable registration so who logged them in the past ? lol HOVER 4 by Eelmoor Farnborough, on Flickr HOVER by Eelmoor Farnborough, on Flickr HOVER 18 by Eelmoor Farnborough, on Flickr HOVER 17 by Eelmoor Farnborough, on Flickr HOVER 16 by Eelmoor Farnborough, on Flickr HOVER 15 by Eelmoor Farnborough, on Flickr HOVER 14 by Eelmoor Farnborough, on Flickr HOVER 13 by Eelmoor Farnborough, on Flickr HOVER 11 by Eelmoor Farnborough, on Flickr HOVER 10 by Eelmoor Farnborough, on Flickr HOVER 9 by Eelmoor Farnborough, on Flickr HOVER 8 by Eelmoor Farnborough, on Flickr HOVER 7 by Eelmoor Farnborough, on Flickr HOVER 6 by Eelmoor Farnborough, on Flickr HOVER 5 by Eelmoor Farnborough, on Flickr HOVER 3 by Eelmoor Farnborough, on Flickr HOVER 2 by Eelmoor Farnborough, on Flickr HOVER 1 by Eelmoor Farnborough, on Flickr
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Post by Jeff on Mar 10, 2016 11:39:02 GMT
A bit of digging revealed these
XS655,SR.N3,"Broken up","First hover 25/01/1963, Withdrawn from use 21/02/1974 and b/u as spares at Lee-on-Solent, XT492,SR.N5","P","Museum Yeovilton", XV615,SR.N6","W","To GH-9006, to Egyptian Navy as 034", XV617,SR.N6","Broken up",
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Post by graham on Mar 10, 2016 12:00:28 GMT
Great old shots Jeff, a flick through some very old logs revealed that I saw SRN-5s XT492, XT495 and XW246 at Lee-on-Solent show on 24/07/71 and then SRN-6 XV614 at Fleetlands show a few days later
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Post by carmedic on Mar 10, 2016 12:27:09 GMT
great set of photos Jeff
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Post by Jeff on Mar 16, 2016 20:04:22 GMT
Found A few more this time with an Airline Bias Firstly a BUA example, info on route and history here www.jameshovercraft.co.uk/hover/va3/va3.phpAnd secondly, SFO Helicopter Airlines.In 1965, the airline tried operating a 15-seat Westland-Bell SK-5 hovercraft between San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Oakland International Airport (OAK), and Pier 50 in San Francisco.
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