{"id":25895,"date":"2025-01-28T10:50:33","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T10:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.site\/?p=25895"},"modified":"2025-02-07T10:50:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T10:50:27","slug":"arrival-of-skeeter-xl739","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.site\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/arrival-of-skeeter-xl739\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrival of Skeeter XL739"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>NASAM Blog Special<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Arrival of Skeeter XL739<\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">CLICK on heading to GO<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #eded00;color:#eded00\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #eded00;color:#eded00\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.site\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/arrival-of-skeeter-xl739\/#Depressing\" >Depressing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.site\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/arrival-of-skeeter-xl739\/#Arrival_of_Skeeter_XL739_at_Flixton\" >Arrival of Skeeter XL739 at Flixton<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.site\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/arrival-of-skeeter-xl739\/#Photos_XL739_%E2%80%93_Journey_to_Flixton\" >(Photos)&nbsp; XL739 &#8211; Journey to Flixton<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.site\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/arrival-of-skeeter-xl739\/#XL739_%E2%80%93_In_the_Workshop\" >XL739 &#8211; In the Workshop<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.site\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/arrival-of-skeeter-xl739\/#XL739_%E2%80%93_In_the_Workshop-2\" >XL739 &#8211; In the Workshop<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.site\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/arrival-of-skeeter-xl739\/#XL739_%E2%80%93_At_the_Tank_Museum\" >XL739 &#8211; At the Tank Museum<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.site\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/arrival-of-skeeter-xl739\/#XL739_%E2%80%93_At_Wattisham_Air_Station\" >XL739 &#8211; At Wattisham Air Station<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.site\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/arrival-of-skeeter-xl739\/#new_XL739_%E2%80%93_At_Wattisham_Air_Station\" >(new) XL739 &#8211; At Wattisham Air Station<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.site\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/arrival-of-skeeter-xl739\/#XL739_Potted_History\" >XL739 Potted History<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.site\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/arrival-of-skeeter-xl739\/#Would_You_Like_To_Help\" >Would You Like To Help<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.site\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/arrival-of-skeeter-xl739\/#Social_Media_NASAM\" >Social Media @ NASAM<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Depressing\"><\/span>Depressing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Apparently the third Monday in January is the most depressing day of the year. With that in mind various volunteers decided that they needed to cheer themselves up the next day. How could they do this? An obvious solution was to collect a new helicopter so off we went to the Norfolk Tank Museum.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Arrival_of_Skeeter_XL739_at_Flixton\"><\/span>Arrival of Skeeter XL739 at Flixton<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Norfolk Tank Museum had a <strong>Saunders Roe Skeeter AOP12<\/strong> helicopter in store for a few years which they were waiting to get the chance to restore. That hadn&#8217;t happened so they proposed a deal to us. They would loan the helicopter to us for (at least) ten years if we restored it. That seemed like a good deal so with a hired trailer hooked up to the back of the chairman&#8217;s car four volunteers set off for Forncett St Peter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On arrival the cab and boom were outside. The trailer suitably positioned, the cab was loaded onto the trailer with a large recovery crane. The blades were loaded underneath and various small pieces in a crate loaded as well. Unfortunately the boom wouldn&#8217;t fit as well, so a second run had to be organised.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Off we went back to Flixton attracting a few second looks as we passed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On arrival a much needed coffee was consumed then several additional volunteers recruited and the cab was unloaded, this time by manpower as we don&#8217;t have a recovery crane! Luckily off loading was downhill so our additional volunteer, gravity, helped as well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The rest of the smaller pieces were unloaded and stacked in the workshop (the cab has been left outside for a good clean before work starts). Two of the volunteers then set off back to Forncett.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The boom is much lighter and with help from NTM volunteers we quickly loaded the boom, rotor head and other small pieces and once secured set off back to Flixton again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The boom and various bits unloaded into the workshop the chairman set off for Norwich in order to return the trailer. After that it was home in time for tea, suitably cheered up.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Skeeter was initially used by the Aircraft and Armaments Experimental Establishment for trials work before serving with the Army in Germany. It was then used as a gate guardian, initially at Detmold then at Wattisham Air Station (ex RAF Wattisham).<\/p>\n<h5>Steve B<\/h5>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photos_XL739_%E2%80%93_Journey_to_Flixton\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\">(Photos)&nbsp; XL739 &#8211; Journey to Flixton<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">[Thanks here for this batch of photos go to Steve]<\/span><\/h6>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<h3><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17840\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.site\/index.php\/2022\/05\/31\/nasam-online-flier-31-05-22\/divider-within-articles\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Divider-within-Articles.jpg?fit=778%2C50&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"778,50\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Divider within Articles\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Divider-within-Articles.jpg?fit=778%2C50&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17840 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Divider-within-Articles.jpg?resize=300%2C19&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"19\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Divider-within-Articles.jpg?resize=300%2C19&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Divider-within-Articles.jpg?resize=768%2C49&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Divider-within-Articles.jpg?w=778&amp;ssl=1 778w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"XL739_%E2%80%93_In_the_Workshop\"><\/span>XL739 &#8211; In the Workshop<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Picture of the workshop with some skeeter parts inside for the time being.&nbsp; The cockpit\/engine unit, plus some other parts, are still outside and are awaiting pressure washing next week. When it\u2019s inside we will post more pictures.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s where we are at the moment, from R to L: rotor blades, seats, fuselage, rotor head, perspex and cowlings.&nbsp; Next week, the workshop will be reorganised so that the less important parts are out of the way and we can concentrate on the cockpit and engine.<\/p>\n<h5>John S<\/h5>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"XL739_%E2%80%93_In_the_Workshop-2\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\">XL739 &#8211; In the Workshop<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">[Photo from John S]<\/span><\/h6>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25962\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.site\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/arrival-of-skeeter-xl739\/202501-skeeter-in-workshop\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/202501-Skeeter-in-workshop.jpeg?fit=320%2C240&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"320,240\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"202501 Skeeter in workshop\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/202501-Skeeter-in-workshop.jpeg?fit=320%2C240&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25962 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/202501-Skeeter-in-workshop.jpeg?resize=707%2C530&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"707\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/202501-Skeeter-in-workshop.jpeg?w=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/202501-Skeeter-in-workshop.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/202501-Skeeter-in-workshop.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17840\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.site\/index.php\/2022\/05\/31\/nasam-online-flier-31-05-22\/divider-within-articles\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Divider-within-Articles.jpg?fit=778%2C50&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"778,50\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Divider within Articles\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Divider-within-Articles.jpg?fit=778%2C50&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17840 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Divider-within-Articles.jpg?resize=300%2C19&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"19\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Divider-within-Articles.jpg?resize=300%2C19&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Divider-within-Articles.jpg?resize=768%2C49&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Divider-within-Articles.jpg?w=778&amp;ssl=1 778w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"XL739_%E2%80%93_At_the_Tank_Museum\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\">XL739 &#8211; At the Tank Museum<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The helicopter when stored at the Tank Museum, Forncett St Peter, Norfolk.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25926\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.site\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/arrival-of-skeeter-xl739\/skeeter-xl739-at-tank-museum\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Skeeter-XL739-at-Tank-Museum.jpg?fit=1023%2C734&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1023,734\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Skeeter XL739 at Tank Museum\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Skeeter-XL739-at-Tank-Museum.jpg?fit=1023%2C734&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25926 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Skeeter-XL739-at-Tank-Museum.jpg?resize=1023%2C734&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1023\" height=\"734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Skeeter-XL739-at-Tank-Museum.jpg?w=1023&amp;ssl=1 1023w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Skeeter-XL739-at-Tank-Museum.jpg?resize=300%2C215&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Skeeter-XL739-at-Tank-Museum.jpg?resize=768%2C551&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17840\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.site\/index.php\/2022\/05\/31\/nasam-online-flier-31-05-22\/divider-within-articles\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Divider-within-Articles.jpg?fit=778%2C50&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"778,50\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Divider within Articles\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Divider-within-Articles.jpg?fit=778%2C50&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17840 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Divider-within-Articles.jpg?resize=300%2C19&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"19\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Divider-within-Articles.jpg?resize=300%2C19&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Divider-within-Articles.jpg?resize=768%2C49&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Divider-within-Articles.jpg?w=778&amp;ssl=1 778w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"XL739_%E2%80%93_At_Wattisham_Air_Station\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\">XL739 &#8211; At Wattisham Air Station<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The aircraft when it was displayed outside 3 Regiment HQ at Wattisham Air Station.&nbsp; Photo by kind permission of <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>George Baczkowski.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25927\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.site\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/arrival-of-skeeter-xl739\/skeeter-xl739-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Skeeter-XL739.jpg?fit=1500%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;E5700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0057438253877082&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Skeeter XL739\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Skeeter-XL739.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25927 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Skeeter-XL739.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Skeeter-XL739.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Skeeter-XL739.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Skeeter-XL739.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Skeeter-XL739.jpg?resize=1320%2C880&amp;ssl=1 1320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Skeeter-XL739.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17840\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.site\/index.php\/2022\/05\/31\/nasam-online-flier-31-05-22\/divider-within-articles\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Divider-within-Articles.jpg?fit=778%2C50&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"778,50\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Divider within Articles\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Divider-within-Articles.jpg?fit=778%2C50&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17840 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Divider-within-Articles.jpg?resize=300%2C19&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"19\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Divider-within-Articles.jpg?resize=300%2C19&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Divider-within-Articles.jpg?resize=768%2C49&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Divider-within-Articles.jpg?w=778&amp;ssl=1 778w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"new_XL739_%E2%80%93_At_Wattisham_Air_Station\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\">(new) XL739 &#8211; At Wattisham Air Station<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The aircraft when it was displayed as a gate guardian at Wattisham Air Station.&nbsp; Photo by kind permission of<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong> Joop de Groot.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25925\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.site\/index.php\/2025\/02\/11\/online-flier-11-02-25\/gate-guardian-at-wattisham-1999\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Gate-Guardian-at-Wattisham-1999.jpg?fit=1450%2C993&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1450,993\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gate Guardian at Wattisham 1999\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Gate-Guardian-at-Wattisham-1999.jpg?fit=1024%2C701&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25925 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Gate-Guardian-at-Wattisham-1999.jpg?resize=1024%2C701&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Gate-Guardian-at-Wattisham-1999.jpg?resize=1024%2C701&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Gate-Guardian-at-Wattisham-1999.jpg?resize=300%2C205&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Gate-Guardian-at-Wattisham-1999.jpg?resize=768%2C526&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Gate-Guardian-at-Wattisham-1999.jpg?resize=1320%2C904&amp;ssl=1 1320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Gate-Guardian-at-Wattisham-1999.jpg?w=1450&amp;ssl=1 1450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17840\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.site\/index.php\/2022\/05\/31\/nasam-online-flier-31-05-22\/divider-within-articles\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Divider-within-Articles.jpg?fit=778%2C50&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"778,50\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Divider within Articles\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Divider-within-Articles.jpg?fit=778%2C50&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17840 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Divider-within-Articles.jpg?resize=300%2C19&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"19\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Divider-within-Articles.jpg?resize=300%2C19&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Divider-within-Articles.jpg?resize=768%2C49&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Divider-within-Articles.jpg?w=778&amp;ssl=1 778w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"XL739_Potted_History\"><\/span>XL739 Potted History<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A few dates from the history of the aircraft:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1958 &#8211; Built By Sunders Roe\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Model &#8211; Skeeter AOP.12<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Construction Number &#8211; S2\/5071<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Type &#8211; Rotorcraft<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Seats &#8211; 2<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Engines &#8211; 1<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Engine Type &#8211; Reciprocating<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Engine model &#8211; De Havilland Gipsy Major Mk.14<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>1968 &#8211; Accident when being flow by 15\/19 Hussars&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>1968 &#8211; Written Off<\/li>\n<li>1989 &#8211; Displayed outside 4 Regiment HQ at Detmold<\/li>\n<li>1995 &#8211; At Wattisham Air Station<\/li>\n<li>2005 &#8211; Displayed outside 3 Regiment HQ at Wattisham Air Station<\/li>\n<li>2019 &#8211; At the Norfolk Tank Museum<\/li>\n<li>2025 &#8211; At the Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14155\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.site\/index.php\/2021\/07\/16\/nasam-online-flier-16-07-21\/attachment\/14155\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blue-Divider-1-1-1-1-1-2.jpg?fit=1272%2C101&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1272,101\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1616778120&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Blue Divider\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blue-Divider-1-1-1-1-1-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C81&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14155 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blue-Divider-1-1-1-1-1-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C81&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"81\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blue-Divider-1-1-1-1-1-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C81&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blue-Divider-1-1-1-1-1-2.jpg?resize=300%2C24&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blue-Divider-1-1-1-1-1-2.jpg?resize=768%2C61&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blue-Divider-1-1-1-1-1-2.jpg?w=1272&amp;ssl=1 1272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Would_You_Like_To_Help\"><\/span>Would You Like To Help<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are a number of ways you can help the museum if you wish to do so.&nbsp; Especially for a volunteer-run charity organisation such as the <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum<\/strong><\/span>.&nbsp; You could become a <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Museum Member<\/span><\/strong> by paying a small fee each year, or you could make a one-off donation to help with our running costs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To become a <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Museum Member<\/strong><\/span> or a <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Volunteer Member<\/span><\/strong> please click on the appropriate button below to see the details on our main website.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class='mb-center maxbutton-16-center'><span 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/At-the-Heart-of-EA-Click-to-Go.jpg?w=1088&amp;ssl=1 1088w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/At-the-Heart-of-EA-Click-to-Go.jpg?resize=300%2C75&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/At-the-Heart-of-EA-Click-to-Go.jpg?resize=1024%2C256&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/At-the-Heart-of-EA-Click-to-Go.jpg?resize=768%2C192&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14155\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.site\/index.php\/2021\/07\/16\/nasam-online-flier-16-07-21\/attachment\/14155\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blue-Divider-1-1-1-1-1-2.jpg?fit=1272%2C101&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1272,101\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1616778120&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Blue Divider\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blue-Divider-1-1-1-1-1-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C81&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14155 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aviationmuseum.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blue-Divider-1-1-1-1-1-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C81&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"81\" 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With that in mind various volunteers decided that they needed to cheer themselves up the next day. How could they do this? 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