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The Royal Aircraft Establishment's red, white and blue Aerospatiale/Westland Puma HC.1 ZA941 providing SAR cover during the 1982 Farnborough International Airshow.
Unfortunately, during a post maintenance flight while on anti-tank weapon trials at the French Camp de Canjeurs Air Base, she entered an uncontrollable left-hand turn crashing nose down into trees into a valley south of the base.
Two ground engineers who were aboard her were lost on impact and the two pilots were severely injured.
Scanned 35mm Transparency
Top-Cat
The Royal Aircraft Establishment's red, white and blue Aerospatiale/Westland Puma HC.1 ZA941 providing SAR cover during the 1982 Farnborough International Airshow.
Unfortunately, during a post maintenance flight while on anti-tank weapon trials at the French Camp de Canjeurs Air Base, she entered an uncontrollable left-hand turn crashing nose down into trees into a valley south of the base.
Two ground engineers who were aboard her were lost on impact and the two pilots were severely injured.
Scanned 35mm Transparency