Australian Navy Helicopter
S 34° 52.015 E 150° 36.128
56H E 280814 N 6139091
This helicopter is on display next to Hwy 1 (Princes Hwy) in Nowra, NSW Australia.
Waymark Code: WM7RFQ
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 11/26/2009
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"Delivered 1965. RAN Code:854/894. Served with 723 Sqn RAN. Ditched in Jervis Bay 25/11/1970 when flown by S/LEUT (P) Andrews RAN after suffering engine trouble. Crew of five rescued and aircraft later recovered. Withdrawn 31/10/88. In December 1995 placed on a pole in the car park of the Heathcote Inn Hotel, Heathcote NSW. Later when the Pub changed hands it was withdrawn and returned to the Museum. In September 1998 it was placed on a pole on the south side of the Nowra bridge over the Shoalhaven River. In 2002 the RAN withdrew the helicopter for refurbishment at Nowra. In 2003 it was returned up a new and higher pole in Nowra."
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Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Aerospatiale AS-350B Ecureuil type UH-1B
Tail Number: (S/N): N9-3102
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Roadside park
inside / outside: outside
Access restrictions:
None
Other Information:: Not listed
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Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
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