Sikorsky SH-3D Sea King

C/N 61-353

Written off 1969





Helicopter Sikorsky SH-3D Sea King Serial 61-353 Register 152698 used by US Navy USN. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





152698

usa US Navy

1969-09-18USN
HS-3 w/o 18sep69 HS-3
I believe that this is the SH-3 from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 3 that crashed on a night takeoff aboard the USS Yorktown (CVS-10). One survived out of a crew of four. It occurred early in a three month North Atlantic criuse. Other SH-3's were lost on that cruise as well.




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