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aerospatiale	alouette ii	2
bell	47	1
boeing-vertol	V43	2
bristol	sycamore	1
hiller	360	1
sikorsky	s-55 H-19	6
sikorsky	s-58 H-34	6
sud aviation	S-58	1
sud aviation	SO-1221 Djinn	1
westland	dragonfly	1
westland	whirlwind	16

Year	Version	C/N	History
1958	47g-2	1988	PA+118 : w/o 08.01.58 crashed Niedermendig

1958	hr.3	wa/h/083	WP498 : dd Jul 1953 to RNAS Gosport as HR.3. 4 month loan to RAN aboard HMAS Sydney as /-K during Korean War from Jan 1954. WP498 : conv to HR.5 1958. WP498 : Ditched in sea off Northern Ireland Dec 1958.

1958	H-34A	SA.6	SA.6 : Sikorsky H-34A c/n 58-494; del as components to Sud Aviation, c/n SA.6; del France Armee de lAir as SA.6, 06Nov57; armed with cannon; destroyed by fire 15Feb58

1958	h-34a	58-397	SKY.397 : Sikorsky H-34A c/n 58-397; del France Armee de lAir as SKY.397, 08Jan57; coded GK; destroyed by fire 12May58.

1958	HO4S-3	55-474	133742 : Sikorsky S-55 c/n 55-474, ff:?; acc BuAerRep (BAR) East Hartford, CT, 30Jun53; del USN as HO4S-3, 133742, 09Jul53. WV202 : MAP to UK/Royal Navy as WV202, Ex BuAer 133742, f/f 09Jun53, d/d 26Sep53; w/o 11Dec58, broken up as spares and produce at RNAY Fleetlands.

1958	HO4S-3	55-887	55887 : HO4S-3; RCN d/d 26jul55; w/o 04nov58 McNabs island Halifax harbour

1958	HRS-2	55-166	129048 : Sikorsky S-55 c/n 55-166, ff:?; del USMC as HRS-2, 129048, 05Jun52 129048 : w/o 05feb58

1958	hss-1	58-228	141582 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-228, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1, 141582, 13Mar56; w/o HS-8, 16Aug58; [Also reported w/o NARTU, NAS New Orleans, 17Mar62.]

1958	hss-1	58-231	141585 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-231, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1, 141585, 27Mar56; w/o HS-8, NAS Ream Field, 16Aug58.

1958	hss-1	58-25	158480 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-25, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1 138480, 22Aug55; w/o VX-6, Quonset Point, 10Jul58.

1958	S-55	55-585	0369 : ARA d/d 10nov53 as HG-1; 18sep55 as 2-HT-1; w/o 26feb58 Antarctica

1958	S-55A	55-824	8 000 031 : Sikorsky S-55A, c/n 55-824, ff:?; del SNCASE 24Nov54; del ALAT as H-19A, 8 000 031, 17Mar55; asgd GH No1, 18Mar55; dpt France for Algerie abd PA Arromanches, 19Apr55. AVA : xfer GH No2, AVA, 23Dec58; severely damaged in accident, 23Dec58; w/o 17Feb59.

1958	S-55C	55-1134	40011 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-1134, ff?; del JGSDF as UH-19C 40011 26Sep57; unit xfers unk; w/o 30Jan58.

1958	s-58b	58-456	N861 : Sikorsky S-58B, c/n 58-456, ff?; del Humble Oil as N861, 19Feb57; destroyed after emergency water landing near Grand Isle, LA, 01Feb58.

1958	s-58b	58-539	N864 : Sikorsky S-58B, c/n 58-539, ff?; del Humble Oil as N864, 04May57; destroyed in crash at sea near Grand Isle, LA on 01Jun58.

1958	se3130	1059	59 : M55. w/o 10jun58

1958	se3130	1069	1069 : w/o 28nov58

1958	SO-1221 Djinn	1005	VH-INP : Ansett d/d 1957; w/o May58; preserved Queensland Air Museum

1958	sycamore	13201	B-3 : Built as HR.14B, G-AMWS. To FAB with call sign OT-ZKC. w/o 20 January 1958.

1958	uh-12b	544	XB515 : ex USN 134734. d/d 8 Feb 1954 to RN. w/o 4 Nov 1958.

1958	V43	WG 2	AS + 302 : w.o. 02.05.58 crashed Memmingen HS-Museum, Bückeburg?

1958	V43	WG 25	PA+220 : w.o. 03.10.58 at Frtizlar during a Tanktransport (M41)

1958	har.2	wa101	XJ730 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.2, c/n WA101, ff: 26Nov55; del Royal Air Force as XJ730, 08Dec55; w/o 15May58 22Sqn crash on water 600 yards off Crane Pier, Felixstowe, Suffolk due fuel starvation

1958	har3	wa 76	XG581 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA76, ff: 25Oct55; del Royal Navy FAA as XG576, 02Nov55; w/o 20Jan58; wfu as A2469, unk; scr 1960's.

1958	har.4	wa 28	XD185 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.4, c/n WA28, f/f:09Aug54; del RAF as XD185, 19Nov54; w/o 31Jan58.

1958	har.4	wa 47	XD800 : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA47, ntu Royal Air Force as Whirlwind HAR.4, XD800 [duplicate Sabre 4 serial]. XJ431 : ff: 31May55; del Royal Air Force as Whirlwind HAR.4, XJ431, 02Jun55; w/o 01Aug58.

1958	has7	wa161	XK934 : Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA161, ff: 14Jul57; del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XK934, 22Jul57; w/o 07May58.

1958	has7	wa195	XL833 : Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA195, ff: 15Oct57; del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL833, 09Dec57; w/o 08Sep58, scr Arbroath, unk.

1958	has7	wa196	XL834 : Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA196, ff: 21Oct57; del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL834, 09Dec57; w/o 15Aug58.

1958	has7	wa200	XL838 : Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA200, ff: 29Oct57; del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL838, 01Apr58; w/o 06Nov58, soc 11Dec58.

1958	has7	wa204	XL842 : Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA204, ff: 02Dec57; del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL842, 17Feb58; w/o 30Aug58.

1958	has7	wa210	XL848 : Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA210, ff: 24Feb58; del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL848, 05Mar58; w/o 27Sep58.

1958	has7	wa219	XL869 : Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA219, ff: 24Apr58; del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL869, 02May58; w/o 28Oct58.

1958	has7	wa221	XL871 : Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA221, ff: 14May58; del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL871, 29May58; w/o 23Oct58, soc 30Oct58.

1958	has7	wa227	XL877 : Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA227, ff: 14Jul58; del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL877, 22Jul58; w/o 21Oct58. [Note: lifespan of only 97 days!]

1958	srs.1	wa 19	G-ANJT : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA19, ff: 1953; reg Westland Helicopters Ltd as G-ANJT, 16Dec53; del South Georgia Company Ltd as G-ANJT, 16Jul54; w/o 09Apr58.

1958	srs2	wa122	WAD93 : Westland Whirlwind Ser.2 c/n WA122, ff:?; del SNCASE as Whirlwind HAS.7, WAD93, c/n F5, 28Nov55. WAD93 : xfer AdlA, WAD93, 26Jan56. 8 000 103 : xfer ALAT as 8 000 103, 12Mar56; asgd GH No2, AVL, 12Mar56-18Jan58; 18Jan58 Crashed on take-off in darkness, heavy rain and gusty wind in attempt to recover the helicopter from sudden floods during flood relief mission ivo Wadi Kabir, Masqat, Oman. Bodies of Lt Francois Boscheron and André Morisset found 13Feb58.; airframe susequently w/o 10Feb59.

1958	srs2	wa132	WAD123 : Westland Whirlwind Ser.2, c/n WA132, ff:?; del SNCASE as Whirlwind HAS.7, WAD123, c/n F14, 31May56. 8 000 089 : xfer ALAT as 8 000 089, 10Jul56; asgd GH No2, AVJ, 10Jul56; xfer EA.ALAT, BAF, unk; suffered accident, Sidi-bel-Abbés, Algeria, 21Jan58; wfu & soc: ??? TTH, 14Apr59.