Ferranti was
one of the first UK companies to use helicopters for inter-factory
flights, here Westland Widgeon, G-APVD, prepares to
start-up on the South Side Hangar 522 apron, April 7, 1967. The
Widgeon was the civilian version of the Westland S51 Dragonfly,
distinguishable from the latter by its revised nose profile and
de luxe interior! G-APVD was built in 1959. [Photo: Paul Tomlin] |
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