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A pair of exotic helicopters at Perth

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Wallace
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A pair of exotic helicopters at Perth

Post by Wallace » Fri May 21, 2021 1:51 pm

Two Guardia di Finanza A109s arrived this morning to be instructional airframes with AST / Perth College
The first one now confirmed as MM81335 GF-134
ImageMM81205 A109 , Scone by Wallace Shackleton, on Flickr

The second one was MM81220
ImageMM81220 Agusta 109 , Scone by Wallace Shackleton, on Flickr

Long term instructional airframe, Whirlwind XL875 departed to join the Moravia collection at Kinloss
ImageXL875 Whirlwind , Scone by Wallace Shackleton, on Flickr
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Vulcanone
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Re: A pair of exotic helicopters at Perth

Post by Vulcanone » Fri May 21, 2021 2:13 pm

Very nice

Andy Marden
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Re: A pair of exotic helicopters at Perth

Post by Andy Marden » Fri May 21, 2021 3:15 pm

Nice photos.
Small problem is that MM81205/GF-128 is preserved at Weston-Super-Mare.

Wallace
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Re: A pair of exotic helicopters at Perth

Post by Wallace » Fri May 21, 2021 7:52 pm

I could only see the "5" and the code was something like "DdiF3something" That's why I wrote I THINK above the first pic.
I really didn't want to look like a plane spotter, so I tried to be as casual as I could and mk.I memory failed me.

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Re: A pair of exotic helicopters at Perth

Post by Punkrunner62 » Fri May 21, 2021 8:27 pm

Great shots Wallace, i passed the Whirlwind on the A96 in the afternoon, very nice to see.
Cheers.

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Re: A pair of exotic helicopters at Perth

Post by Herkchaser » Fri May 21, 2021 9:31 pm

Nice wee choppers.
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/193049248@N06/


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Re: A pair of exotic helicopters at Perth

Post by paddyboy » Sat May 22, 2021 4:28 am

Nice to see another Whirlwind being preserved :thumbs:

Thanks for posting :thumb:

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Re: A pair of exotic helicopters at Perth

Post by Andy Marden » Sat May 22, 2021 8:57 am

Wallace wrote:
Fri May 21, 2021 7:52 pm
I could only see the "5" and the code was something like "DdiF3something" That's why I wrote I THINK above the first pic.
I really didn't want to look like a plane spotter, so I tried to be as casual as I could and mk.I memory failed me.
Then I suspect it will be MM81335/GF-134.
There aren't many candidates for the second one, well actually only MM81221/GF-131 and MM81335/GF-134 I think.

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Re: A pair of exotic helicopters at Perth

Post by Wallace » Mon May 24, 2021 11:35 am

Confirmed - MM81335 GF-134 is the first one

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