| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | KN841 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-49 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-49/VS-316B/R-6 Hoverfly II |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky R-6A Hoverfly II |
| Licence-built by: | Nash-Kelvinator |
| C/n (msn): | [ 43-45424 ] |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| Location: | Not known |
| Region / Country: | Unknown Region, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 1950 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 314074 |
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'One of the more amusing performances of the RAF Display [at Farnborough in 1950] was that of the Sikorsky R-6 Hoverfly 2s (KN841, KN842, KN846 and KN862) of the AFEE, Beaulieu, which were transformed into 'elephants' with the addition of pink trunks and waggling ears.' Three of them performed each day to the directions of the 'Circus Ringmaster', Flt Sgt J D Hayhow. AFEE was the Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment. 27 R-6As went to the RAF and FAA. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands) This photo was added on 21 December 2020, and has since been viewed 600 times. |