New Jet Helicopter 1959

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Swannington Aerodrome, Norwich, Norfolk.

M/S of an unusual looking helicopter in the air. It looks rather fragile. It has a regular 'sledge' base with several gas bottles on top. Rest of it is glass so it looks like an insect or exotic bird. Cut to people sitting at the tables on the field...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
1473
Sort Number:
CP 235
Time in/Out:
01:47:20:00 / 01:49:21:00
Canister:
CP 235
Film ID:
91.18
Issue Date:
29/06/1959

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  • The helicopter seen here is an H-3 Kolibrie "Hummingbird", made by Nederlandse Helikopter Industrie (NHI). Note that "Kolibrie" is Dutch for hummingbird.

    Just 9 examples of this helicopter were built.

    Another H-3 Kolibrie can be seen in clip 2580.04.

    jamied 13th Jun 2012

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