Saunders Roe Skeeter 6

C/N SR.906

Built 1954





Helicopter Saunders Roe Skeeter 6 Serial SR.906 Register XK964 G-ANMI used by Ministry of Defence (MoD) Aeroplane & Armaments Experimental Establishment (A&AEE). Built 1954. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





G-ANMI

may54
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1954-05Skeeter 6 reg G-ANMI May 1954

XK964

mar56
united kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD)

1956-03Military trials Mar-Jul 1956, intensively focussing on proving resolution of ground resonance issues. Aeroplane & Armaments Experimental Establishment

G-ANMI

aug56
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1956-08 A EGHI Napier peroxide blade tip mods returned to civil marks. Second (and last) Skeeter to be fitted with Napier hydrogen peroxide boost system and first flew in this configuration on 5 Aug 1956.
1956-09 B EGLF Farnborough Air Show 1956 to SBAC Farnborough Air Show Sep 1956
1957 A EGHI conv Skeeter 7
Saunders Roe Skeeter 7 fitted with Gipsy Major 215 engine, as a Skeeter 7
1957-09 B EGLF Farnborough Air Show 1957 to SBAC Farnborough Air Show Sep 1957
1960-08Retired by SARO in Aug 1960 and formally notified as withdrawn from use Jul 1964.




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