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RAF Display at The Meadows 1965 |
Helicopter - A Westland-built Sikorski S55
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Copyright: Robert Caiden.
Reproduced with acknowledgement to Derek Caiden, Blackhall, Edinburgh
Thank you to Gus Coutts, Duddingston, Edinburgh for helping me to identify
this helicopter
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RAF Display at The Meadows |
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Thank you to Derek Caiden, Blackhall, Edinburgh, for allowing me to reproduce this photo, taken by his uncle, Robert Caiden, at an RAF Display in the Meadows in the late-1950s or early-1960s. ** |
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Here are other photos taken by Robert Caiden on the same occasion: |
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** See also, comment 2 below. |
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Comments 1 Ron Dingwall Edinburgh |
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** Thank you to Ron Dingwall who wrote: "I think this RAF Display in the Meadows was in the early-1960s. I seem to recall seeing it on my way to school 1960-65. The other clue are the cranes in the background of this photo: The cranes were used in the building of the tower block at the corner of George square/Middle Meadow Walk, which started in the early 1960s. Ron Dingwall, Edinburgh: March 19, 2010 |
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Comments 2 John Darcy |
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Thank you to John Darcy for sending some of his photos taken at the RAF Display in the Meadows. John tells me that the year of the display was 1965. John Darcy, March 31, 2010 |
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Comments 3 Evan Wylie Galashiels, Borders, Scotland |
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Thank you to Evan Wylie for providing the information below. Evan wrote: "What really interesting photos. I can help you a little in identifying the photo of the helicopter. It is Westland Whirlwind (a licence-built version of the Sikorsky S-55)." Evan Wylie, Galashiels, Borders, Scotland: October 9, 2010 |