Helicopter reserve collection this weekend

[Jeff]

Spotters Weekend... A rare chance to tour our reserve collection this weekend, including our 3 stored Skeeters.

Sat 18th & Sun 19th March

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Yep, going on Sunday!

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After several years of meaning to go to this, I finally went on the Sunday this year, and it was an excellent day out.
I used to go the museum quite regularly when I used to spend 3 days at Bristol for the balloons, but having checked it appears to be about 15 years since my last visit.
That explains why I made 19!

Log below - if anyone has any comments or corrections, feel free to post- a lot of them have dual identities, or weren't wearing any serial/reg so bound to be some small errors.
I'll try and add photos if I get chance soon!

Helicopter Museum, Weston Super Mare 19/03/17

(G-ACWM) Cierva C.30A (AP506, remains)
G-ALSX Bristol Sycamore Mk.3
G-ANFH Westland Whirlwind Srs.1
G-ANJV Westland Whirlwind Srs.3 (VR-BET, Bristows)
G-AODA Westland Whirlwind Srs.3 Bristows
G-AOUJ Fairey Ultra Light Helicopter
G-AOZE Westland Widgeon Mk.2 Bristows
G-ASTP Hiller UH-12C
G-ATBZ Westland Wessex 60 Bristows (outside storage)
G-ATFG Brantly B.2B
(G-AVKE)Thruxton Gadfly HDW.1 (outside storage)
G-AVNE Westland Wessex 60 (also G-17-3) Bristows
G-AWRP Cierva Grasshopper III
(G-AXFM) Cierva Grasshopper III (outside storage)
G-AXRA Campbell Cricket
(G-AZAU)Cierva Grasshopper III (outside storage)
G-BAPS Campbell Cougar
G-BGHF Westland WG.30 100
G-BIGP Bensen B.8M
G-BKGD Westland WG.30 100 (outside) British International
G-BVWL Air & Space 18A
G-BWCW Barnett J4B
G-BYMP Campbell Cricket Mk.1
G-EHIL EH.101
G-ELEC Westland WG.30 200 (outside)
(G-GBCA)Agusta a.109A (outside storage, as “V33-221” for film)
G-HAUL Westland WG.30 300
G-LYNX Westland Lynx 800
G-ORVB McCulloch J-2
G-OTED Robinson R22HP
G-TIGE Aerospatiale AS.332L Super Puma Bristows
(G-TPTR) Agusta-Bell 206B-3 JetRanger II (outside storage)
G-WBAT Julian Wombat

WG719 Westland Dragonfly HR.5 (G-BRMA)
XD163 Westland Whirlwind HAR.10 “X”
(XE521) Fairey Rotordyne Y (parts only)
(XG452) Bristol Belvedere HC.1 (G-BRMB)
(XG462) Bristol Belvedere HC.1 (cockpit only)
XG596 Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (outside storage)
XK940 Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 “911”
(XL736) Saro Skeeter AOP.12 (stored in container)
XL811 Saro Skeeter AOP.12
XL829 Bristol Sycamore HR.14
XM328 Westland Wessex HAS.3 “653”
XM330 Westland Wessex HAS.1
(XM557) Saro Skeeter AOP.12 (stored in container)
(XN345) Saro Skeeter AOP.12 (stored in container)
XP165 SARO P.531 (Scout)
XP404 Westland Whirlwind HAR.10 (outside storage, on its side)
(XP886) Westland Scout AH.1 (outside storage)
XR486 Westland Whirlwind HCC.12 (G-RWWW)
XR526 Westland Wessex HC.2 (outside storage)
XS149 Westland Wessex HAS.3 (outside storage)
XS486 Westland Wessex HU.5
XT190 Agusta-Bell 47G-3 Sioux AH.1
XT433 Westland Wasp HAS.1 “422”
XT472 Westland Wessex HU.5 (outside storage)
XV733 Westland Wessex HCC.4
XV798 HS Harrier GR.1 (outside storage)
XW839 Westland Lynx
XX910 Westland Lynx HAS.2
(ZB686) Westland Gazelle AH.1 (cab only)
ZE477 Westland Lynx 3
ZS782 Westland Sharpeye (UAV)

(BAPC10) Hafner Revoplane R II
(BAPC60) Murray M-1
(BAPC128) Watkinson CG-4 Cyclegyroplane
(BAPC153) Westland WG.33 Replica
(BAPC264) Bensen B.8M
(BAPC289) Bensen B.8 Gyro-Boat
Husband Modac Hornet

(RAFGSA178) Slingsby Tutor (hung upside down in hut)

OO-SHW Bell 47H-1
A41 SA.318C Alouette III Belgian Army

622 Piasecki HUP-3 Retriever Royal Canadian Navy

9147 Mil Mi-4 Hound Czech AF

S-881 Sikorsky S.55C Danish AF (outside storage)
S-887 Sikorsky S.55C Danish AF (outside storage, on museum list as S-886)

F-OCMF Aerospatiale SA.321F Super Frelon Olympic
F-WQAP Aerospatiale SA 365N Dauphin
(FR41) Piasecki H-21C (ARB) (stored outside under covers)
108 SO.1221S Djinn “CDL” French Army

(MM80927) Agusta-Bell 206A-1 JetRanger Carabineri “CC-49”
(MM81205) Agusta A.109A-2 SEM Guardia di Finance “G.F.128”

N5840T Westland WG.30 100 (outside play area)
(66-16579) Bell UH-1H Iroquois US Army
67-16506 Hughes OH-6A Cayuse US Army

(D-HMQV) Bolkow 102 Heli-Trainer
DDR-SPY Kamov Ka-26 (D-HOAY)
81+00 Bolkow 105M German Army (D-HZYR)
96+26 Mil Mi-24D Hind German AF

SP-SAY Mil Mi-2
618 Mil Mi-8P Polish AF
05white PZL SM-2 (Mi-2) (really 1005)Polish AF
07yellow PZL SM-1 Hare (Mi-1) (really 2007 Polish AF, as “Soviet AF”)

? Bell 47 (outside storage, bare frame )




Booms only

XA668 Whirlwind
G-PASD Bolkow 105 (outside storage)
+One of the Danish S.55’s booms was inside the museum

[billsamuels]

Hi Phil,

Excellent report mate. Another destination to add to the 'must go back' list...

Cheers mate.

Bill

[graham]

Many thanks Phil, you've enabled me to tie up a few I saw on my last trip there a couple of years ago

[brizewatcher]

Quite a log, Phil. Helped me a lot as well, cheers.