This photo passed to me thanks to David Haysom at Swanage Museum shows a Dragonfly helicopter of the Royal Navy land at Peveril Point for the 1st time.Having checked the records it appears the 1st rescue carried out by helicopter in Swanage was around 1969 however I believe this photo is earlier than this.
A possible Coastguard stands to the left?
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IF THIS DRAGONFLY CAME BACK TO FIND THE SAME LANDING SPOT HE'LL END UP IN THE SEA! GOOD OLD COASTAL EROSION. DON'T KNOW HOOO THE POSIBLE COASTGUARD IS THOUGH.
Hi there to all u coasties! & everyone else. I've done a little research & found a date of a helecopter assisting in a search
off Swanage. Date 1956.
Could have been a Dragonfly helecopter,as the Navy & RAF had
some. (Navy 771 sqn.)
John B.
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