Fifty Sycamores were built at Oldmixon for Germany between 1957 and 1959, being withdrawn from use in 1972/73. 78+20 was previously serialled SC+201 having first been flown by the manufacturer as G-18-151

Some 50 Sycamores flew with the Bundeswehr, this one as as 7806. Four of these (D-HAHN, D-HELM, D-HOSE and D-HEMD) were later transferred to the Lower Saxony Fire Service (Feuerwehr-Flugdienstes Niedersachsen). However, the high maintenance costs and fuel consumption meant that they were soon replaced D-HAHN then became part of the Bad Oeynhausen Motor Technica Museum and was, fortunately, after the museum's demise stored in a dry hangar. It is now at Museum Kiemele and it has not yet been decided if, after restoration, it will be displayed in its Feuerwehr or original Bundeswehr scheme.

ex Germany Air Force. Now stored in the nearby village Schwechat for the Austrian Aviation Museum

After returning to it's birthplace it receives some 'post flight' servicing. Just look at that engine compartment, certainly a credit to its maintainers.

What a beautiful sight and the SOUND of that Alvis Leonides! Pilot Siegfried Schwarz bringing the Sycamore in to land at Weston-super-Mare where it was built in the Bristol Aeroplane Company's hangars on the other side of the airfield back in February 1958. Ex HB-RXB, D-HALD and West German military.