Mil-10 visits London Gatwick

[Nick]

It's 1967 and the new pride of the Soviet helicopter industry is visiting Gatwick Airport in the hope of overseas sales.

Reg Turnhill reports:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/russian-helicopter-demonstration/zmfcy9q

[PR19_Kit]

It's 1967 and the new pride of the Soviet helicopter industry is visiting Gatwick Airport in the hope of overseas sales.

Reg Turnhill reports:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/russian-helicopter-demonstration/zmfcy9q

Didn't work out too well then..............

But impressive nonetheless.

[Old Wombat]

There was a quote from the commentator, sounding rather dismissive, which I thought was rather sad; "Britain, of course, doesn't build giant flying things."

[PR19_Kit]

There was a quote from the commentator, sounding rather dismissive, which I thought was rather sad; "Britain, of course, doesn't build giant flying
things."

Apart from the Brabazon and the Princess of course................... 

[jcf]

There was a quote from the commentator, sounding rather dismissive, which I thought was rather sad; "Britain, of course, doesn't build giant flying
things."

Apart from the Brabazon and the Princess of course................... 

Corrected quote:
"Britain, of course, no longer builds giant flying things."