Test Flying Memorial
"...and everywhere the
blue sky belongs to them
and is their appointed rest
and their native country"
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
| Date | 04/08/1955 |
|---|---|
| Casualties | Lt G. Perks RN, National Aeronautical Establishment TP; Mr M.F. Burle, FTO |
| Aircraft | Sikorsky Dragonfly HR Mk 3 WG666 |
| Took off from | Thurleigh, Bedfordshire |
| Purpose of flight | Investigation of lateral control at altitude and maximum all-up weight |
| Incident location | Risley, Bedfordshire |
| Incident details | Aircraft seen descending rapidly; break-up began at 2,000ft. FTO catapulted out just before impact. Structural failure of main rotor |