XT509 - Army Air Corps (Westland-Bell 47-Sioux AH.1)

Photo of aircraft XT509 operated by Army Air Corps

Aircraft Details

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SerialWA.421
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First Flight
ModelWestland-Bell 47-Sioux AH.1
StatusCrashed
Comments25/8/1969 Four Sioux AH.1 aircraft of the AAC "Blue Eagles" aerobatic display team were in a flat diamond formation during a display at Christchurch, Dorset. The rotors of XT509 and XW191 touched causing XT509 to lose a rotor. It plunged into the ground and caught fire killing the pilot.
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Not Seen It! XT509 Army Air Corps 5/12/1966 Crashed

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