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  • Short Summary

    Helicopters painted for camouflage.

  • Description

    Culdross.

    MS. & CU. RAF (Royal Air Force) crew scrubbing green paint from body of Wessex helicopter. MS. & CU. Crew paint helicopter white for use in polar regions. CU. Men painting helicopter black and green for use in temperate climes. Air to air shots of two Wessex helicopters painted in different colours hovering over wooded area and another over open field. We note how they blend with background. Air to ground shot flying over Culdross helicopter station.

    (Orig. Neg.)

    Date found in the old record - 09/01/1969.

  • Tags

  • Data

    Film ID:
    3315.06
    Media URN:
    91473
    Group:
    Unissued unused
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    1969
    Sound:
    Mute
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:04:10:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:13:56:00 / 01:18:06:00
    Canister:
    UN 4417 C

Comments (2)

  1. jamied says

    The helicopters seen in the clip are all Westland Wessex models.

    "Culdross" in text and tags should read Culdrose.

  2. Peter Baker says

    I think you will find the Wessex helicopters shown in this video are from 846 squadron RNAS Culdrose / HMS Seahawk. I served on the squadron in 1968.
    Peter Baker [Bagsy]

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