united kingdom British European Airways

BEA






Operated the first scheduled helicopter service, from Liverpool to Cardiff in 1950, using the S-51.





helicopter   Model Types


ModelDel'dFromTo
SNIA SA330L Puma119831986
Sikorsky S-58 H-34119741981
Agusta AB206119681984
Sikorsky S-61 H-3519641986
Westland Whirlwind519551967
Bell 47119531965
Bristol Type 171 Sycamore219531960



List of Aircraft


Model C/N Built ID
S-51 / R-5 / H-5 51-17 1947G-AJHW : to British European Airways Aug 1949, until Jul 1956; to Overseas ...
S-51 / R-5 / H-5 51-32 1947G-AJOR : to BEA Aug 1947, until 30 Dec 1954
S-51 / R-5 / H-5 51-34 G-AJOV : BEA 1947-1954
S-51 / R-5 / H-5 51-35 1947G-AJOV : to BEA Oct 1947 until Aug 1954; sold privately Aug 1954 to Mar 19 ...
: BEA introduced a regular passenger helicopter service, between Sp ...
Sycamore 3 13068 G-AMWG : Mk 3A. To BEA. Returned to Bristol in 1956; Charterd by Civil En ...
Sycamore 3 13069 w/o 1964 G-AMWH : Mk 3A. To BEA
: w/o 15 Aug 1964
: w/o 15aug64 Damaged beyond repair landing at Cowes Isle of Wight
: The hulk of MWH spent many years in the Cherry Lane Adventure pla ...
Whirlwind SRS.1 wa 15 1954G-ANFH : BEA - delivered Yeovil EGHG to Gatwick EGKK 02Nov54
: British European Airways Nov54-Apr64; BEA Helicoters Apr64Jan69
: 1964 featured in the closing scenes of The Beatles film A Hard Da ...
: 1965 featured in You Must Be Joking in the scene where Denholm El ...
Whirlwind SRS.1 wa 56 1955G-AOCF : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA56, ff:?; del British European Ai ...
S-61N Mk.II 61-220 1963G-ASNL : BEA Dec63-Jul68; pictured (pic1) at Shell Base Lowestoft
S-61N Mk.II 61-221 w/o 1970 G-ASNM : British European Airways; w/o 15nov70 North Sea approx 50nm E Abe ...
S-61N 61-216 1963G-AWFX : BEA Apr68-1986
: pictured (pic1) at Shell Base Lowestoft
AB206A 8044 1968G-AWGU : BEA from Oct68
: At Farnborough 1972
S-61N 61-143 scrapped 2015 1962G-AYOM : BEA Helicopters from 30dec70, details whilst in the uk supplied b ...
S-61N 61-488 1971G-AZCF : BAH Jul71-Mar82






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