Corgi Diecast Sikorsky SH-3A 'Tridents' USS Guadalcanal 1966 1:72 US Navy Helicopter Display Model AA33422

If the intrepid pioneers of flight inspired the world with their determination to achieve manned powered flight in the years before the First World War then a similar fascination was surely held for the men engaged in the US Space Programme during the 1960s and 1970s Millions of people would be glued to their televisions as mighty rockets blasted men into space with everyone holding their breath until the astronauts safely returned a few days later and the of their protective space splashing down in the ocean Quickly rescued by specially trained US Navy helicopter crews it would not be before pictures were broadcast of the returning astronauts waving at the gathered crowds that people would finally relax knowing that another giant step had been taken towards putting a man on the moon Assigned as the lead recovery helicopter for the Gemini X mission handsome Sikorsky SH-3A ‘White 63’ from US Navy HS-3 ‘Tridents’ was on the scene seconds after the splashed down with its spet diver ensuring the safe extraction of the returning astronauts With the world’s attention fixed on this latest mission for a few short moments the live broadcast of the recovery made this aircraft the most famous helicopter in the world before it returned to USS Guadalcanal as America’s latest spaceman transporter After its time in the limelight the aircraft would return to its usual anti-submarine patrol duties

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• The Aviation Archive is a range of high quality detailed die-cast model aircraft Each model comes complete with an individually numbered Certificate of Authenticity detailing The significant history of each aircraft.
• Pose model in flight on display stand included with the model or stationary with the optional undercarriage down.
• This 1 72nd scale helicopter includes detailed crew figure) fixed undercarriage phto-etched Aerials rotatable propellers and stationary drooping blades.
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