1953 flood disaster in southwestern Netherlands. Ex PH-HAA, 8-1 (H-1) Jezebel was the country's sole helicopter at the time. Foreign helicopters also came to the rescue, including machines of the Royal Navy, US Army and Sabena. Photo from: Zeeuws Archief

Probably two aircraft of the 3rd Air Rescue Squadron during the Korean War.

With the Board of Trade fire training school. Last served at RAE Bedford, SOC 25th September 1962. To South Humberside Preservation Society June 1976. Eventually to Diving School, Capernwray, Nr Carnforth, Lancs April 1996 and submerged for underwater training.

Ex Culdrose Station Flight, then stored at Blackbushe for a while. After the closure of Torbay Aircraft Museum it was sold at Sotheby's auction on 19 October 1988 to Caernarfon Airport. Stored at Aeroventure for possible restoration in the future.

Seen here at the BEA heliport just to the east of the airport. It was broken up at Southend in August 1977.

An ex-Royal Navy machine that spent most of its operational life with A&AEE and RAE. It was withdrawn by 10 June 1960, and used for ground instruction as 7703M at RAF Weeton and later at St Athan. Moved to the Museum of Army Flying at Middle Wallop on 24 April 1978. Registered as N9987Q on 30 November 1981 to be displayed as "0020" at the Venezuelan Air Force Museum, but instead it went to Cornwall Aero Park/Flambards in Helston, Cornwall as "WG754/CU-912". When Flambards closed it went to Culdrose to be dismantled and shipped to the Royal Australian Navy museum at Nowra on 16 February 2000.

Sold on 5 May 1970 to Twyford Moors Helicopters, Southampton, then went to the FAAM in June 1974 until acquired by the Rotorcraft (later Helicopter) Museum in 1978, and registered as G-BRMA. It is now displayed at Weston-super-Mare under cover.

The Dragonfly was the RCAF's first helicopter and 9601 was the first of seven taken on by the service. It was originally assigned in 1947 to Trenton for training duties, then to Edmonton, also for training and next to the Canadian Joint Air Training School at Rivers, Manitoba. Transferred to Cold Lake, Alberta, it flew for the Experimental and Proving Establishment for five years. After that, it was sent to Chatham, New Brunswick, for five more years. In 1965 it was retired and found its way into the Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa, moving to NAFMC in 2012.

'Medical patient arriving off helicopter for treatment.' Mr Horwitz served with an Army MASH field hospital but the H-5G was operated by Air Force rescue units. Photo by: Melvin Horwitz / Central Connecticut State University

This HO3S-1 was transferred to the US Army Aviation Museum in the early 1980s.

Built originally as a Dragonfly HR1, f/f Sept.1950. Delivered to its first unit, 705 NAS on 15th Nov.1950. During its service life it underwent two upgrades, to HR3 in March 1953 and to HR5 in Nov.1956. After serving with several different units, it arrived with Culdrose Station Flight by Feb.1966. SOC June 1970. By August 1974 it was stored at Culdrose for the FAA Museum.

Subsequently preserved by North East Aviation Museum, Sunderland.

It was the first Westland-Sikorsky S-51 and registered in 1948 as G-AKTW. In 1953 it became the first Westland Dragonfly 1A for the RAF as XD649. After evaluation it was restored to civil and became the type/version as above. In 1958 the registration was changed to G-APPR with Bristow Helicopters and here on lease or for demo purposes with BUA. In 1962 it was exported as 5N-ABV and reportedly destroyed during the Biafra War.

The last of an order for nine aircraft from Westland's production line. Photo from: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee