Aircraft History |
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| 1975-12-16 | A EGHG | ex G-17-3, reg to Westland as G-BDNJ Dec 1975, prior to export.  | |
RS03 | |||
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| 1976-04 | B EBFN | Apr76 first flight, ex G-BDNJ/G-17-3 28may76 handed over / Crew on delivery : Kapt.M.Gyssels, 1Lt.D.Kerkhof, 1Lt.A.Jacobs, 1SM P.Vandermeersche 03dec80 Emergency landing near Mont-Saint-Guibert. By cause of ice both engines stopped, but nevertheless the pilot managed to, but aircraft considerably damaged. With the aid of USA CH47C the Sea King is transported to Koksijde and repaired. As a direct result FOD-guard where fitted in front of the air intakes of all Belgian Sea Kings Feb90 emergency landing near Naninne, defect gearbox, repaired on site 18jan97 after a rescue mission after a ship collision the aircraft has to make an emergency landing in heavy fog on the quay of Koksijde, no damage 20feb03 during the tragic fire in an apartment building at Mons RS03 was slightly damaged when landing nearby the plastic roof of a pumping station was shattered by the rotor-blast and sucked in by the helicopter engines. (call sign Rescue 93) 02oct03 l/n 40Sm 40 Squadron | |
| 1986-07-12 | C EGVP | noted at Middle Wallop International Air Day. 40 Squadron | |
| 2006 | appeared in Stormforce Flying sequence Stormforce (2006) | ||
| 2008-07-06 | D EBBL | 06jul08 at Kleine Brogel airbase (EBBL) during Defense days 40 Squadron | |
| 2013-08-29 | B EBFN | 29 taken out of service after severe metal fatigue was fount in the tail structure. Still at Koksijde Airbase used for spares for the 3 surviving Sea Kings | |
| 2016-03 | B EBFN | Mar16 aircarft suffered metal fatigue but was set in operational conditions again. Cocooned at Koksijde AB due to financial restrictions as spare helicopter | |
| Will be presented to the city of Koksijde to be used as gate guard | |||
| 2021-09-29 | B EBFN | Preserved preserved, hanagared at Koksijde. | |
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