Bristol Sycamore 3

C/N 12892

Built 1951





Helicopter Bristol Sycamore 3 Serial 12892 Register G-ALSX. Built 1951. Aircraft history and location



Helicopter Bristol Sycamore 3 Serial 12892 Register G-ALSX. Built 1951. Aircraft history and location
By Dave Taskis



Aircraft History





G-ALSX

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Built at Filton. Sea trials on HMS Triumph during 1952
assisted in Dutch flood rescues 1953
To Williamson Diamonds (Nairobi) as VR-TBS Feb 1958 shipped by Bristol Freighter, returned UK 1 Dec 1959
G-ALSX March 1960 and used by Bristol in the Type 192 development programme
G-48-1 for use in the wooden rotor blade clearance and evaluation
wfu May 1969
1969-07 A EGBJ Exhibit Acquired May 1969 by the British Rotorcraft Collection, (The International Helicopter Museum), and loaned to Skyfame Museum as G-48/1 in Jul 1969.
1978-02 B EGSU Exhibit transferred to Imperial War Museum Duxford on 5 Feb 1978, when the Skyfame Museum collection was being dispersed.
2015-07-12 C EGFI Exhibit 12 at International Helicopter Museum, Weston-super-Mare






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