A recent acquisition of photographs - originally from a soldier who served with the Royal West Kents in Malaya - included lots of snaps of him + pals, and these 2 .
Is the helicopter a Dragonfly? I know they were used in Malaya and have found photos of similar on-line.
and the aircraft, is it a Dakota ? that is the only type of aircraft of that size I have heard of being used in the Malayan Emergency.
many thanks
Susan
Hi Susan,
Top photo is a Dragonfly, presumably a Westland-built example for the British Armed Forces.
Bottom photo looks like a Vickers Valetta - wing planform is wrong for a Dakota.
The IWM have a photo of a Valetta in Malaya during the Emergency
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205212403
Hope this is useful,
Alan
Very helpful,
thank you Alan.
The original, owner didn't annotate anything! thankfully a photo of the Battalion name board at the camp confirmed the Regiment.