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    Airframe Family: Bell 47 / H-13 Sioux
    Latest Model:47H-1
    Construction Number:1538
    Last Civil Registration:G-AZYB
    Compressed ID:Bell 47H-1 cn 1538 cr G-AZYB
    Latest Owner or Location:The Helicopter Museum, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset - North, England

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a 47H-1.

    17 September 1957

    To unknown owner with c/r OO-SHW.

    5 March 1963

    To unknown owner with c/r SE-HBE.

    5 June 1970

    To unknown owner with c/r LN-OQG.

    4 July 1972

    To unknown owner with c/r G-AZYB.

    6 July 1974


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Later to be come a museum exhibit this Bell 47H was on display at the 1974 International Air Tattoo at RAF Greenham Common, Berkshire.

    15 February 1984

    To George Watt, Olivers Farm, Lindford, Bordon, Hampshire keeping c/r G-AZYB.

    21 April 1984

    Crashed.
    Crashed at St Mary Bourne, Hampshire, England.

    Rebuild for static display.

    22 April 1985

    Civil registration, G-AZYB, cancelled.

    Placed on display with The Helicopter Museum, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset-North, England.
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    2006


    Photographer: Andy West

    24 July 2009


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Exibited at Helicopter Museum in 2009
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