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G1812. Two Bristol Sycamore Helicopters take off for a test flight from the Weston-Super-Mare factory at Banwell, over Brean Down and the Bristol Channel. In the background you can see Steepholm one of the two large islands in the channel, Steepholm is administered from the English side and Flatholm, the other large island, comes under Welsh jurisdiction. The aircraft are in the markings of the West German Luftwaffe. They were part of an order of 50 to be used for ambulance and air/sea rescue duties.
Publisher	Bristol Aeroplane Company Limited
Contributor	BAC
Creator	corporatename - Bristol Aeroplane Company Ltd
Date	creation - C1957
Type	Photographic prints - B&W
Format	dimension.H - 220 mm dimension.W - 240 mm
Identifier	42897 20K/274/6
Source	Westland Aircraft Ltd
Language	EN
Relation
Coverage	period - C1957
Rights	As agreed