Summary AI Generated
Repaint of the Microsoft/iniBuilds Bell 47J Ranger as the Danish Air Force T-897 "PHOENIX". This livery pays homage to the 3 Bell 47J Rangers operated by the Danish Air Force from 1958-1967, supporting Greenland expeditions. Bring a piece of history into your Microsoft Flight Simulator collection with this authentic livery. Installation is as simple as dropping the unzipped folder into your Community folder.
Regarding Phoenix : T-897 (Phoenix) crashed during a training flight at Værløse airbase, April 21 1966.
During the flight, a loud bang was heard, followed by some violent shaking in the helicopter. T-897 subsequently plummeted towards the ground tail first. T-897 hit the ground and flipped onto its side. The pilot was rescued from the accident.
After the crash, it was assessed that a possible repair would cost 288,000 danish kroner (roughly 37.500 Euros) in 1966, which would amount to 3.294.144 DKK (or 428.059,72 Euros) in todays currency (2024), which was deemed to costly, so I guess it was written off, and just sold as scrap (It's my guess. Not able to confirm). 😞
3 months ago
JGE_DK