I remember so well
that day of July 1969: we lived in Rome and that evening my father was watching
the TV, an enormous b/w TV with only two channels! There was the TG and they are
broadcasting the Apollo' s recovery images! we are all so excited and interested
in what was the first landing on the moon.
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I was a child, but
was fully impressed by that very big and massive helicopter, the SH.61 "Sea
King":
it seems perfect to me. The SH:61 struck my fantasy forever and I always think
that was 'the helicopter' per antonomasia.
And was American, so
would be very potent and capable. Many years have passed since that day, but to me
the SH.61 remained "the best".
So some years
ago, I decided to build it from the Airfix box. Unfortunately it was not the
original one but the Westland built version of the RAF Sea Rescue issue fitted
very well to the purpose. I had a spare decals sheet presented me by a friend,
so the business was possible.
The interior
was fully scratch built along with the pilots cockpit. On the right side
they can be discernible by the open door. With this model I wanted
"to stop" that magic moment - the Apollo 11 Recovery - a bit for
me!
Many greetings
from Italy!
Paolo De Sanctis
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