Bristol Sycamore 4

C/N 13198

Built 1952





Helicopter Bristol Sycamore 4 Serial 13198 Register XE317 G-AMWO used by Royal Air Force RAF. Built 1952. Aircraft history and location



Helicopter Bristol Sycamore 4 Serial 13198 Register XE317 G-AMWO used by Royal Air Force RAF. Built 1952. Aircraft history and location
By Dave Taskis



Aircraft History





G-AMWO

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Reg G-AMWO ntu ? To RAF as XE317

XE317

united kingdom Royal Air Force

RAF Sycamore HR.14
1955-02 A EGG59 Detachment Feb 1955, 275 Sq B Flt detached to RAF North Coates 275 Squadron
1958-09-20 B EGAA Air Show 1958 present at 1958 Aldergrove Air Show 275 Squadron The Border Campaign
1959-04-04 B EGAA 275 Sq B Flt 275 Sq B Flt by Apr 1959, when unit departed Aldergrove. 275 Squadron The Border Campaign
1959-09 B EGAA 118 Sq 118 Sq by Sep 1959 118 Squadron The Border Campaign
1960-03-07 VIP Flight ferried GOC NI District around units under his command at Eglinton , Omagh and Lisburn. 118 Squadron The Border Campaign
1960-06-17 B EGAA Role demonstration role demonstration for Governor General of Northern Ireland, flying in an RUC dog handler and his dog. 118 Squadron The Border Campaign
1961-05 B EGAA 225 Sq transferred to become a Flight of 225 Sq 225 Squadron The Border Campaign
1961-08-01 B EGAAreverted to 118 Sq, when the unit was re-formed. 118 Squadron The Border Campaign
S-NCFS (H) / S-N at RAF Ternhill CFS (H)
1974-08S-N C HMS Vernon G I Airframe to HMS Vernon as underwater escape trainer by Aug 1974, gone by Apr 1976

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1978-05 D Winthorpe Exhibit pres Newark Air Museum in CFS c/s coded S-N
between May 1978 and Jul 1997, XE317 had been repainted from the RAF training grey / orange scheme as CFS / S-N to RAF Rescue yellow (uncoded).
1997-07 E Firbeck Exhibit Pres at Firbeck, Yorkshire present jul97
2017-05 F EGCI Restoration under restoration at South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum, Doncaster by
2019-09-05 F EGCI Exhibit at Aeroventure, Doncaster in 275 Sq SAR markings






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