Sikorsky S-55

C/N 55-016

Built 1951





Helicopter Sikorsky S-55 Serial 55-016 Register LN-ORK G-17-1 XA842 WW339 G-AMHK used by Westland ,Ministry of Defence (MoD) ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1951. Aircraft history and location



Helicopter Sikorsky S-55 Serial 55-016 Register LN-ORK G-17-1 XA842 WW339 G-AMHK used by Westland ,Ministry of Defence (MoD) ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1951. Aircraft history and location

Aircraft History





G-AMHK

united kingdom Westland

1951-05-02Sikorsky S-55, c/n 55-016, d/d Westlands as WS-55 Whirlwind prototype 02may51 G-AMHK
US built S-55
ff 6 Jun 1951 in UK
1951-06WS-55 Whirlwind prototype
Jun51 at unk event. William B Hickman 4th from the right.


ex- WW339
reverted to G-AMHK
to XA842 for RAE evaluation by Jun / Jul 1952.

WW339

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

Royal Navy as WW339, unk

XA842

united kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD)

MoD as XA842, unk
For G-17-1 see also
    1956 hss-1 58-265 scrapped 1968
    1956 srs.1 wa173 scrapped 1983
    1957 srs.1 wa194
    1964 mk.60 wa199 w/o 1981
    1966 Wasp f.9656
    1967 Wasp f.9688
    1968 mk.60 wa686 scrapped 1994
    1973 Commando wa 782

G-17-1

united kingdom Westland

rtnd Westlands as G-17-1, unk
For LN-ORK see also
    1978 as350b 1056

LN-ORK

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Norway from 08oct53, ex G-17-1
Hvalfangstselkapet Globus A/S




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