ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18992
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| Date: | Saturday 7 July 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sud Aviation SE.3130 Alouette II |
| Owner/operator: | Medminster Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AVEE |
| MSN: | 1203 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Into The Wash, off Holbeach, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Holbeach, Lincolnshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
This particular helicopter starred in the cult 1967 TV Series "The Prisoner", starring Patrick McGoohan. As F-BNKZ (French registered) this Alouette 2 arrived in Portmeirion (the actual name of "The Village" in Wales) on September 14, 1966. She was used for most of aerial pictures of the series. She was owned by Heli-Union and the company's flame logo appeared alongside "The Penny Farthing" series' logo in several scenes.
She was then bought by RBA Helicopters on January 16, 1967, and was registered as G-AVEE. G-AVEE was unserviceable for the "Schizoid Man" episode and was replaced by F-BOEH Heli-Union Alouette II for the shooting.
Resold 15 December 1967 to Gregory Air Services (Air Gregory). Continued its role as a TV star in episodes of "The Avengers", "The Champions" and "Man In A Suitcase" (all filmed in 1967-68)
Featured in the film 'The Body Stealers' in 1969. Used to collect actor George Saunders in a scene where he was engaging in a romantic encounter in a remote field. He had flown to the field in a Beagle B121 Pup II, G-AVLN (crashed at Prestwick Airport on 17th March 1985 at 17:55)
Sold to Medminster Ltd 30 May 1973. Crashed 7 July 1973: overturned and broke-up in The Wash while pilot attempted to hover with engine running, no casualties
Registration cancelled 17/8/1973 as "PWFU" ("Permanently Withdrawn From Use")
Sources:
1. http://www.alouettelama.com/tv/leprisonnieren.html
2. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AVEE.pdf
3. http://www.impdb.org/index.php?title=IMPDb:_Frequently_Seen_Aircraft
4. http://www.alouettelama.com/msn/a2-1201/A2-1203.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Jul-2012 15:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2012 15:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Embed code] |
| 16-Jun-2013 22:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 27-Dec-2017 10:32 | Sandiclaus | Updated [Narrative] |
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