| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XV370 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-61 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-61 (H-3/HSS-2/Sea King) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-61D-2 Sea King |
| C/n (msn): | 61393 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | ETPS - Empire Test Pilots School |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | FairfordMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGVA IATA: FFD Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | IAT - International Air Tattoo 1989 |
| Photo Date: | 22 July 1989 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 865039 |
| Photo Comment |
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Delivered to Westland as G-ATYU then to the Ministry of Defence as XV370 in 1966. Converted to the prototype Sea King by Westland and used as a development aircraft. To the ETPS at Boscombe Down by 1982 then to Lee-on-Solent for use as ground trainer 8771M. Moved to Gosport in 1996. Still there in 2025. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 10 November 2025, and has since been viewed 31 times. |