Sikorsky S-61L

C/N 61-393

Built 1966 S-61D-1





Helicopter Sikorsky S-61L Serial 61-393 Register XV370 G-ATYU N306V used by Ministry of Defence (MoD) Aeroplane & Armaments Experimental Establishment (A&AEE) ,ETPS ,UK Government HMG (Her Majesty's Government) ,Westland ,Sikorsky Helicopters. Built 1966 Converted to S-61D-1. Aircraft history and location



Helicopter Sikorsky S-61L Serial 61-393 Register XV370 G-ATYU N306V used by Ministry of Defence (MoD) Aeroplane & Armaments Experimental Establishment (A&AEE) ,ETPS ,UK Government HMG (Her Majesty's Government) ,Westland ,Sikorsky Helicopters. Built 1966 Converted to S-61D-1. Aircraft history and location

Aircraft History




For N306V see also
    1969 S-61L 61-363

N306V

usa Sikorsky Helicopters

1968-05-10Sikorsky S-61L-2, c/n 61-393, ff:?
reg Sikorsky as N306V, 10May68.

G-ATYU

united kingdom Westland


Sikorsky S-61D-1 converted to S-61D-1 & sold to Westland
reg G-ATYU Aug66-Oct66
to MoD as Seaking HAS.1 XV370

united kingdom UK Government

Built as SH-3D. Shipped to Avonmouth (UK), reassembled and flown to Yeovil as G-ATYU on 11 Oct 1966. Became XV370.

XV370

united kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD)

Shipped to UK Oct 1966, with GE T-58-GE-10 engines, subsequently replaced by the Gnome
Most of her time spent between Westland for Trials and RAE / A&AEE and ETPS (in raspberry ripple colours) for trials / evaluation. wfu Aug 1989
to Instructional Airframe A2771. Became A2682 to AESS Gosport (HMS Sultan). Aeroplane & Armaments Experimental Establishment
1976-04-07 Trials after fitting with 6 bladed tail rotor, detached to HMS Blake for ship handling trials Aeroplane & Armaments Experimental Establishment
1981-11-06 A EGDC Visited visit to RAF Chivenor 6 Nov 1981, while with ETPS. ETPS
1986-07-12 B EGVPnoted at Middle Wallop International Air Day ETPS
1992-01 C EGDY Respray Jan 1992 to Yeovilton for re-spray in over all grey.
1992-01-27 D EGHFTo Lee-on-Solent (in grey) 27 Jan 1992. Still there 760 Sq Jun 1994 and Jun 1996.
2001-08-23260 E HMS Sultan G I Airframe noted at HMS Sultan, Gosport.
2006 at HMS Sultan/Gosport


2019-04 E HMS Sultan HMS Sultan used for Ground Crew Supervisor training by




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