I think that this aircraft is an Argosy. We were told that it was used for "navigational purposes"
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I think that this aircraft is an Argosy. We were told that it was used for "navigational purposes" ("click" mouse on it to enlarge it)
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| The Argosy was a variant of the civil AW650 freight aircraft. The RAF
ordered fifty-six Argosies for use as medium range transport, paratroop
and supply aircraft. The prototype flew on 4 March 1961, and the RAF
took delivery of its first aircraft in 1962. |
| The military Argosy could accommodate either 69 troops, 48 stretcher
cases or 13154kg (29000lbs) of freight. The freight load could include a
Saracen Armoured Car, 105mm Howitzer, Wombat anti-tank gun and Ferret
Scout car. Its freight capacity was half that of the C-130 |
| I think that the contraption on the ground to the left of the aeroplane in the photograph is a radar scanner and it is alleged that a ZB298 operator, so convinced that it was insurgents, persuaded someone with a GPMG to open fire on the rotating antenna... |
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