Aircraft Photo of WV218 | Sikorsky Whirlwind HAS22 (S-55D) | UK - Navy

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	WV218
Military Code:	GJ-702
Aircraft Original Type:	Sikorsky S-55
Aircraft Generic Type:	Sikorsky S-55 (H-19/HO4S/HRS/Chickasaw)
Aircraft Version:	Sikorsky Whirlwind HAS22 (S-55D)
C/n (msn):	55478
Operator Titles:	UK - Navy
Unit Markings:	705 Sqn

Location
City / Area:	Darlington / Rocket Sports Ground [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:	England, United Kingdom

Photo Date:	15 November 1955
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	507347

Photo Comment
Prince Philip flew the helicopter himself after doing his core business - opening a school. The Rocket sports ground in Darlington was just east of the railway line on Thompson Street East, belonging to the Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns locomotive factory. WV218 built as HO4S-3 BuNo 133746 in 1953, but transferred to Royal Navy under MDAP. Struck off charge in 1960 and broken up at Hal Far, Malta. Photo by: Bert Abell / Daily Herald / National Science and Media Museum This photo was added on 15 October 2022, and has since been viewed 207 times.

Photo Comment

Prince Philip flew the helicopter himself after doing his core business - opening a school. The Rocket sports ground in Darlington was just east of the railway line on Thompson Street East, belonging to the Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns locomotive factory. WV218 built as HO4S-3 BuNo 133746 in 1953, but transferred to Royal Navy under MDAP. Struck off charge in 1960 and broken up at Hal Far, Malta. Photo by: Bert Abell / Daily Herald / National Science and Media Museum

This photo was added on 15 October 2022, and has since been viewed 207 times.

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