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PICTURES: AgustaWestland celebrates 100th anniversary with flying display of helicopters and tiltrotors

2007-09-26T09:40:00+01:00

Helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland celebrated its 100th anniversary on 23 September with a flying show that wowed18,000 people.

The company treated spectators to a performance by a Bell Agusta BA 609 and an Agusta Bell AB 47G helicopter, which flew at Cascina Costa, Italy, the company's headquarters.

The complete range of AgustaWestland helicopter products also took part in the air show, including the AgustaWestland AW 109, AW 101, AW 129, AW 139 and NH90 family of helicopters.

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Bell 47G

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BA 609

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BA 609

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BA 609

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Bell 47G and BA 609

Source: FlightGlobal.com

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