I was watching TV prog last night about Lighthouses and that the Bell Rock lighthouse off Arbroath was 200 years old..I remember reading about RAF helicopter from Leuchers crashing into the lighthouse on a unofficial newspaper drop in December 1955..The crew did not survive the collision..anybody else heard about the unfortunate accident.
By: Wyvernfan - 2nd February 2011 at 15:38
Thanks for the correction guys.
By: Ross_McNeill - 2nd February 2011 at 15:28
The mail drop crash was Sycamore XG501 on 15th Dec 1955.
F/Sgt P A Beart
Sgt E F Hall
On 10th July 1956 the squadron lost a second aircraft XF265 off the lighthouse after an engine failure.
Regards
Ross
By: pagen01 - 2nd February 2011 at 15:19
Unlikely to be an RAF Whirlwind at that time, Sycamore more probable.
By: Wyvernfan - 2nd February 2011 at 14:45
So would the helicopter in question have been a Whirlwind?
By: PaulR - 2nd February 2011 at 14:35
http://www.bellrock.org.uk/lighthouse/lighthouse_accidents.htm
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February 2, 2011 at 2:27 pm