South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum is a
 registered charity number 1051994

 member of the British Aviation
 Preservation Council

Wednesday 9th July 2008

AeroVenture, Dakota Way  
Airborne Road, Doncaster Leisure Park 
Doncaster, DN4 7FB, UK 

tel 01302 761616 

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Gazelle XX411

Introduction

History

    1. Early Days
    2. Journey South
    3. 21st May 1982
    4. Memorial
    5. Recovery
    6. 3BAS Citation
    7. Sgt Candlish Award

Restoration

    1. Before Restoration
    2. Restoration
    3. Restoration
    4. Restoration
    5. Restoration
    6. Restoration
    7. Restoration

Falklands 25th Anniversary

    1. Waddington Arrival
    2. Falklands 25 Ceremony
    3. Museum Stand Visitors

Return to Aeroventure

    Return to Aeroventure
    Museum Falklands 25th

Falklands Photos

    Bill Belcher

30/06/07 Falklands 25th Anniversary Ceremony at Waddington

Baroness Thatcher arriving for the ceremony.

Baroness Thatcher on parade with Sgt Eddy Candlish RM on her left. Eddy was shot down in our Gazelle XX411 on 21st May 1982.

Sgt Eddy Candlish, was first to lay a wreath in memory of his pilot Sgt Andy Evans RM also for Lt Ken Francis RM and Lance Corporal Pat Giffin RM who were also shot down and killed in Gazelle XX402 on the same day.

Baroness Thatcher laying her wreath.

Lt Col Peter Cameron MC RM, CO 3 CDO BDE AIR SQN RM during Falklands War.

Sgt Bill Belcher, MBE, Air Gunner laying a wreath for his pilot Lt. R. J. Nunn who died on 28th May 1982 when their Scout helicopter XT629 was shot down.

Eddy Candlish at the front of the veterans parade

Gazelle XX411 was recovered in 1982 and bought as a wreck by Doncaster Aeroventure museum in 2002. XX411 was fully restored for the 25th anniversary of the Falklands War.

A drumhead service was held after laying the wreaths

Afterwards Baroness Thatcher toured the aircraft used in the 1982 war.

Peter Cameron discussing the Gazelle with Baroness Thatcher with our Wessex in the background.

Walking past the Scout helicopter, the second helicopter type operated by 3BAS during the Falklands War.

Bill Belcher, Peter Cameron, Eddy Candlish of 3 BAS, surrounded by the RAF Aldergrove REME team that restored our Gazelle.