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agusta AS-61


Derived from sikorsky s-61 H-3

1967        


Model History:

The Agusta Sea King was built under licence in Italy from 1968. 73 aircraft were delivered to the Italian armed forces in different configurations and was also exported to Argentina, Brazil, Iraq, Iran, Lybia, Malaysia, Peru, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.



Derivatives and Versions of this model:

ModelYearHistory
    ASH-3D/TS     VIP version of Agusta AS-61/ASH-3D. Two ordered by italian Air Force for VIP duties, several ordered by Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia?
    ASH-3H     Agusta license built version of Sikorsky S-61D (SH-3H Sea King) for Italian Navy and export.
    ASH-3D     1969 Agusta license built version of Sikorsky S-61B (SH-3D Sea King for USN). Agusta received 1 from Sikorsky and produced another 24 for the Italian ...
    AS-61A-4     1975 Transport version of AS-61A for Venezuelan Army. Four built from 1975; one crashed.
    AS-61R     1977 Agusta license built version of Sikorsky S-61R-10 ( HH-3F Pelican for USCG ). Italian Air Force ordered 35 for SAR duties.
    AS-61N-1     1992 Shortened VIP version of S-61N for Royal Malaysian Air Force, two built as AS-61N-1 Silver.


Organisations / Units with this Model:

From Del'd Rotary wing aircraft units (bold=current)Bases/Heliports
1969/now 36 Marina Militare Italiana
    3° gruppo elicotteriCatania - Fontanarossa
    4° gruppo elicotteriTaranto - Grottaglie
1977/now 37 Aeronautica Militare Italiana
1978/now hava darya
1978/now Al Quwwa al Jawwiya al Iraqiya
1978/now 3 Marina de Guerra del Peru
1984/now 4 ejercito de venezuela
1984/now 4 força aeronaval da marinha do brasil     ASH-3D
1984/now     HS-1Sao Pedro da Aldeia
1984/89 2 Comando de Aviacion Naval Argentina     ASH-3D
1984/89     EAH2Comandante Espora 1978/now
1990/now Tentara Udara Diraja Malaysia
1994/now 2 Comando de Aviacion Naval Argentina     ASH-3H
1994/now     EAH2Comandante Espora 1978/now




Construction Numbers on database of AS-61 or its versions
2AS-61
4AS-61A-4
2AS-61N-1
35AS-61R
56ASH-3D
12ASH-3D/TS
18ASH-3H

4Comando de Aviacion Naval Argentina         - Argentine Navy
4força aeronaval da marinha do brasil         - brazilian navy
6Al Quwwa al Jawwiya al Iraqiya         - Iraqi Air Force
20hava darya         - iranian navy aviation
2niroye havaei         - iranian air force
37Aeronautica Militare Italiana         - Italian Air Force
1Agusta Spa         - Agusta
36Marina Militare Italiana         - Italian Navy
1Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Libiyya         - Libyan Air Force
2Tentara Udara Diraja Malaysia         - Royal Malaysian Air Force
10Marina de Guerra del Peru         - Peruvian Navy
3Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Malakiah as Sa'udiya         - royal saudi air force
4ejercito de venezuela         - venezuelan army


Construction Numbers of this Model: Help Us    

C/NBuilt asYearHistory
    6000     ash-3d Marina Militare Italiana MM5003N : Marina 6-01. first airframe SH-3D Batch 1
Agusta Spa - : Conv from Sikorsky SH-3D c/n 61-385
    6001     ash-3d Marina Militare Italiana MM5004N : Marina 6-02
    6002     ash-3d Marina Militare Italiana MM5005N : Marina 6-03
    6003     ash-3d Marina Militare Italiana MM5006N : Marina 6-04
    6004     ash-3d Marina Militare Italiana MM5007N : Marina 6-05
    6005     ash-3d Marina Militare Italiana MM5008N : Marina 6-06
    6006     ash-3d Marina Militare Italiana MM5009N : Marina 6-07
    6007     ash-3d Marina Militare Italiana MM5010N : Marina 6-08
    6008     ash-3d Marina Militare Italiana MM5011N : Marina 6-09
    6009     ash-3d Marina Militare Italiana MM5012N : Marina 6-10 in 1998 1Gr.
    6010     ash-3d Marina Militare Italiana MM5013N : Marina 6-11 in 1998 1Gr.
    6011     ash-3d Marina Militare Italiana MM5014N : Marina 6-12. First airframe SH-3D Batch 2
    6012     ash-3d Marina Militare Italiana MM5015N : Marina 6-13
    6013     ash-3d Marina Militare Italiana MM5016N : Marina 6-14; 1997 1 Gruppo Elicotteri; 1998 1 Gruppo Elicotteri
    6014     ash-3d Marina Militare Italiana MM5017N : Marina 6-15; MMI from end 2006 / beginning 2007 /6-15 wfu LICC.
    6015     ash-3d Marina Militare Italiana MM5018N : Marina 6-16; MMI from end 2006 / beginning 2007 /6-16 wfu LICC.
    6016     ash-3d Marina Militare Italiana MM5019N : Marina 6-18; 1997 1 Gruppo Elicotteri; 1998 1 Gruppo Elicotteri; from end 2006 / beginning 2007 /6-18 wfu LICC.
    6017     ash-3d Marina Militare Italiana MM5020N : Marina 6-19 in 1998 1Gr.
    6018     ash-3d Marina Militare Italiana MM5021N : Marina 6-20
    6019     ash-3d Marina Militare Italiana MM5022N : Marina 6-21. United Nations
    6020     ash-3d Marina Militare Italiana MM5023N : Marina 6-22
    6021     ash-3d Marina Militare Italiana MM5024N : Marina 6-23; 1997 1 Gruppo Elicotteri
    6022     ash-3d Marina Militare Italiana MM5025N : Marina 6-24
    6023     ash-3d Marina Militare Italiana MM5026N : Marina 6-25
    6036     ash-3d Marina de Guerra del Peru HA-430 : Agusta (Sikorsky) AS-61D, c/n 6036, ff?; del Peru Navy as ASH-3D, HA-430, unk; status unk.
    6037     ash-3d Marina de Guerra del Peru HA-431 : Naval d/d 1978; reserial 490?
    6038     ash-3d Marina de Guerra del Peru HA-432 : Agusta (Sikorsky) AS-61D, c/n 6038, ff?; del Peru Navy as ASH-3D, HA-432, unk; status unk.
    6039     ash-3d Marina de Guerra del Peru HA-433 : Agusta (Sikorsky) AS-61D, c/n 6039, ff?; del Peru Navy as ASH-3D, HA-433, unk; status unk.
    6040     ash-3h Marina Militare Italiana MM81183 : Marina 6-32. first airframe SH-3H batch 4
    6041     ash-3h Marina Militare Italiana MM81184 : Marina 6-33
    6042     ash-3h Marina Militare Italiana MM81185 : Marina 6-34
    6043     ash-3h Marina Militare Italiana MM81186 : Marina 6-35
    6044     ash-3h Marina Militare Italiana MM81187 : Marina 6-36
    6045     ash-3h Marina Militare Italiana MM81111 : Marina 6-26. first airframe SH-3H batch 3; 1997 1 Gruppo Elicotteri; 1998 1 Gruppo Elicotteri
    6046     ash-3h Marina Militare Italiana MM81112 : Marina 6-27; MMI from end 2006 / beginning 2007 /6-27 wfu LICC.
    6047     ash-3h Marina Militare Italiana MM81113 : Marina 6-28; 1997 1 Gruppo Elicotteri; 1998 1 Gruppo Elicotteri; from end 2006 / beginning 2007 /6-28 wfu LICC.
    6048     ash-3h Marina Militare Italiana MM81114 : Marina 6-29; MMI from end 2006 / beginning 2007 /6-29 wfu LICC.
    6049     ash-3h Marina Militare Italiana MM81115 : Marina 6-30; 1997 1 Gruppo Elicotteri; from end 2006 / beginning 2007 /6-30 wfu LICC.
    6050     ash-3h Marina Militare Italiana MM81116 : Marina 6-31
    6051     ash-3d Comando de Aviacion Naval Argentina 0794 : ARA 2-H-236. 1989 Sunk with polar transport ARA Bahia Paraiso on Antarctica
    6052     ash-3d Comando de Aviacion Naval Argentina 0795 : ARA 2-H-237. 1989 Sunk with polar transport ARA Bahia Paraiso on Antarctica
    6053     ash-3d força aeronaval da marinha do brasil N-3013 : AS-61D-3 Sea King (brazilian SH-3A type); accepted marinha 27apr84; 10dic87 pictured with US Navy 148999 during Topex 1-87; wfu 2006
    6054     ash-3d força aeronaval da marinha do brasil N-3014 : AS-61D-3 Sea King (SH-3A). accepted marinha 27apr84. w/o 08jan89
    6055     ash-3d força aeronaval da marinha do brasil N-3015 : AS-61D-3 Sea King (SH-3A). accepted marinha 27apr84
    6056     ash-3d força aeronaval da marinha do brasil N-3016 : AS-61D-3 Sea King (SH-3A). accepted marinha 27apr84
    6057     as-61a-4 ejercito de venezuela 8437 : Ejercito d/d 1985
    6058     as-61a-4 ejercito de venezuela 8438 : Ejercito d/d 1985
    6059     as-61a-4 ejercito de venezuela 8439 : Ejercito d/d 1985
    6060     as-61a-4 ejercito de venezuela 8440 : Ejercito d/d 1985; w/o 01mar06 crashed 18 km Puerto Ayacucho, Amazonas, near Colombian border (7 killed 1 injured)
    6061     ash-3h Comando de Aviacion Naval Argentina 0796 : ARA 2-H-238
    6062     ash-3h Comando de Aviacion Naval Argentina 0797 : ARA 2-H-239; 11may08 pictured at Punta Indio naval air base, Buenos Aires
    6068     ash-3h Marina Militare Italiana MM81200 : Marina 6-37
    6101 Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM80972 : ASH-3D/TS VIP - 93 Gruppo Trasporti Speciali, 31 Stormo
    6102 Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM80973 : ASH-3D/TS VIP - 93 Gruppo Trasporti Speciali, 31 Stormo
    6201     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM80974 : HH-3F AMI 15-01
    6202     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM80975 : HH-3F AMI 15-02; 2007 pictured in special camo for 30 years/150.000 flight hours anniversary; 85 Centro SAR w/o 07may08 crash at sea near Pratica di Mare
    6203     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM80976 : HH-3F AMI 15-03
    6204     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM80977 : HH-3F AMI 15-04
    6205     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM80978 : HH-3F AMI 15-05
    6206     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM80979 : HH-3F AMI 15-06
    6207     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM80980 : HH-3F AMI 15-07
    6208     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM80981 : HH-3F AMI 15-10. Crash in France 23oct08
    6209     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM80982 : HH-3F AMI 15-11
Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM80982 : 2007 83 Centro
    6210     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM80983 : HH-3F AMI 15-12
    6211     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM80984 : HH-3F AMI 15-13
    6212     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM80985 : HH-3F AMI 15-14
    6213     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM80986 : HH-3F AMI 15-15
    6214     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM80987 : HH-3F AMI 15-16. w/o 19aug84
    6215     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM80988 : HH-3F AMI 15-19
    6216     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM80989 : HH-3F AMI 15-20
    6217     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM80990 : HH-3F AMI 15-21
    6218     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM80991 : HH-3F AMI 15-22
    6219     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM80992 : HH-3F AMI 15-23
    6220     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM80993 : HH-3F AMI 15-24. w/o 23apr86
    6221     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM81337 : HH-3F AMI 15-25. First Batch Bravo Combat SAR aircraft
    6222     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM81338 : HH-3F AMI 15-26. w/o 14apr05
    6223     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM81339 : HH-3F AMI 15-27
    6224     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM81340 : HH-3F AMI 15-28; 01jan93 pictured at Mogadishu Airport Somalia after an emergency landing being removed by an US Army crash recovery crane
    6225     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM81341 : HH-3F AMI 15-29
    6226     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM81342 : HH-3F AMI 15-30
    6227     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM81343 : HH-3F AMI 15-31; 20aug94 pictured at RAF Lossiemouth, UK during family day
Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM81343 : AMI in 2010 /15-31 83 C/SAR. ; may2010 participated in SAR-Meet 2010 from Koksijde air base Belgium.
    6228     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM81344 : HH-3F AMI 15-32
    6229     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM81345 : HH-3F AMI 15-33
Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM81345 : AMI type:HH-3F; Oct94 84 Centro./15-33 participated in SAR meet 94 from Leeuwarden air base Netherlands.; 2007 83 Centro
    6230     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM81346 : HH-3F AMI 15-34; 06jun00 pictured at Aviano airbase during Veneto Rescue 2000 exercise
    6231     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM81347 : HH-3F AMI 15-35 (?)
    6232     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM81348 : HH-3F AMI 15-36
    6233     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM81349 : HH-3F AMI 15-37
    6234     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM81350 : HH-3F AMI 15-38
    6235     as-61r Aeronautica Militare Italiana MM81351 : HH-3F AMI 15-39. wfu jan2006
    6401     as-61n-1 1992 Tentara Udara Diraja Malaysia M39-01 : Agusta AS-61N-1 Silver, c/n 6401, ff?; del Royal Malaysian Air Force as M39-01 Dec92; current.
    6402     as-61n-1 Tentara Udara Diraja Malaysia M39-02 : Agusta AS-61N-1 Silver, c/n 6402, ff?; del Royal Malaysian Air Force as M39-02 Feb93; current.
Tentara Udara Diraja Malaysia M39-02 : 19nov11 pictured at Simpang Airport,Malaysia
        ash-3d/ts Al Quwwa al Jawwiya al Iraqiya 4314 : ASH-3D/TS
Al Quwwa al Jawwiya al Iraqiya YI-001 : Agusta (Sikorsky) ASH-3D/TS, ?iq1, ff?; del Iraqi Air Force as YI-001, unk; wfu & soc unk.
        ash-3d/ts Al Quwwa al Jawwiya al Iraqiya YI-002 : Agusta (Sikorsky) ASH-3D/TS, ?iq2, ff?; del Iraqi Air Force as YI-002, unk; wfu & soc unk.
        ash-3d/ts Al Quwwa al Jawwiya al Iraqiya YI-003 : Agusta (Sikorsky) ASH-3D/TS, ?iq3, ff?; del Iraqi Air Force as YI-003, unk; wfu & soc unk.
        ash-3d/ts Al Quwwa al Jawwiya al Iraqiya YI-004 : Agusta (Sikorsky) ASH-3D/TS, ?iq4, ff?; del Iraqi Air Force as YI-004, unk; wfu & soc unk.
        ash-3d/ts Al Quwwa al Jawwiya al Iraqiya YI-005 : Agusta (Sikorsky) ASH-3D/TS, ?iq5, ff?; del Iraqi Air Force as YI-005, unk; wfu & soc unk.
        ash-3d/ts Al Quwwa al Jawwiya al Iraqiya YI-006 : Agusta (Sikorsky) ASH-3D/TS, ?iq6, ff?; del Iraqi Air Force as YI-006, unk; wfu & soc unk.
        ash-3d 1979 Marina de Guerra del Peru HA-490 : Agusta (Sikorsky) AS-61D-?, c/n pe1?, ff?; del Peru Navy as ASH-3D, HA-490, unk; upgraded to ASH-3H stds, unk; status unk.
        ash-3d 1979 Marina de Guerra del Peru HA-491 : Agusta (Sikorsky) AS-61D-?, c/n pe2?, ff?; del Peru Navy as ASH-3D, HA-491, unk; upgraded to ASH-3H stds, unk; status unk.
        ash-3h 1984 Marina de Guerra del Peru HA-??? : Agusta (Sikorsky) AS-61D-?, c/n pe3?, ff?; del Peru Navy as ASH-3D, HA-???, unk; upgraded to ASH-3H stds, unk; status unk.
        ash-3h 1984 Marina de Guerra del Peru HA-??? : Agusta (Sikorsky) AS-61D-?, c/n pe4?, ff?; del Peru Navy as ASH-3D, HA-???, unk; upgraded to ASH-3H stds, unk; status unk.
        ash-3h 1984 Marina de Guerra del Peru HA-??? : Agusta (Sikorsky) AS-61D-?, c/n pe5?, ff?; del Peru Navy as ASH-3D, HA-???, unk; upgraded to ASH-3H stds, unk; status unk.
        ash-3h 1984 Marina de Guerra del Peru HA-??? : Agusta (Sikorsky) AS-61D-?, c/n pe6?, ff?; del Peru Navy as ASH-3D, HA-???, unk; upgraded to ASH-3H stds, unk; status unk.
        ash-3d hava darya 8-2301 : Agusta (Sikorsky) ASH-3D, c/n ?ir01, ff?; del Imperial Iranian Naval Aviation as 8-2301:301, unk; status, unk.
        ash-3d hava darya 8-2302 : Agusta (Sikorsky) ASH-3D, c/n ?ir02, ff?; del Imperial Iranian Naval Aviation as 8-2302:302, unk; status, unk.
        ash-3d hava darya 8-2303 : Agusta (Sikorsky) ASH-3D, c/n ?ir03, ff?; del Imperial Iranian Naval Aviation as 8-2303:303, unk; status, unk.
        ash-3d hava darya 8-2304 : Agusta (Sikorsky) ASH-3D, c/n ?ir04, ff?; del Imperial Iranian Naval Aviation as 8-2304:304, unk; status, unk.
        ash-3d hava darya 8-2305 : Agusta (Sikorsky) ASH-3D, c/n ?ir05, ff?; del Imperial Iranian Naval Aviation as 8-2305:305, unk; status, unk.
        ash-3d hava darya 8-2306 : Agusta (Sikorsky) ASH-3D, c/n ?ir06, ff?; del Imperial Iranian Naval Aviation as 8-2306:306, unk; status, unk.
        ash-3d hava darya 8-2307 : Agusta (Sikorsky) ASH-3D, c/n ?ir07, ff?; del Imperial Iranian Naval Aviation as 8-2307:307, unk; status, unk.
        ash-3d hava darya 8-2308 : Agusta (Sikorsky) ASH-3D, c/n ?ir08, ff?; del Imperial Iranian Naval Aviation as 8-2308:308, unk; status, unk.
        ash-3d hava darya 8-2309 : Agusta (Sikorsky) ASH-3D, c/n ?ir09, ff?; del Imperial Iranian Naval Aviation as 8-2309:309, unk; status, unk.
        ash-3d hava darya 8-2310 : Agusta (Sikorsky) ASH-3D, c/n ?ir10, ff?; del Imperial Iranian Naval Aviation as 8-2310:310, unk; status, unk.
        ash-3d hava darya 8-2311 : Agusta (Sikorsky) ASH-3D, c/n ?ir11, ff?; del Imperial Iranian Naval Aviation as 8-2311:311, unk; status, unk.
        ash-3d hava darya 8-2312 : Agusta (Sikorsky) ASH-3D, c/n ?ir12, ff?; del Imperial Iranian Naval Aviation as 8-2312:312, unk; status, unk.
        ash-3d hava darya 8-2313 : Agusta (Sikorsky) ASH-3D, c/n ?ir13, ff?; del Imperial Iranian Naval Aviation as 8-2313:313, unk; status, unk.
        ash-3d hava darya 8-2314 : 314
        ash-3d hava darya 8-2315 : 315
        ash-3d hava darya 8-2316 : Agusta (Sikorsky) ASH-3D, c/n ?ir16, ff?; del Imperial Iranian Naval Aviation as 8-2316:316, unk; status, unk.
        ash-3d hava darya 8-2317 : Agusta (Sikorsky) ASH-3D, c/n ?ir17, ff?; del Imperial Iranian Naval Aviation as 8-2317:317, unk; status, unk.
        ash-3d hava darya 8-2318 : Agusta (Sikorsky) ASH-3D, c/n ?ir18, ff?; del Imperial Iranian Naval Aviation as 8-2318:318, unk; status, unk.
        ash-3d hava darya 8-2319 : Agusta (Sikorsky) ASH-3D, c/n ?ir19, ff?; del Imperial Iranian Naval Aviation as 8-2319:319, unk; status, unk.
        ash-3d hava darya 8-2320 : Agusta (Sikorsky) ASH-3D, c/n ?ir20, ff?; del Imperial Iranian Naval Aviation as 8-2320:320, unk; status, unk.
        ash-3d/ts niroye havaei 6-9294 : Agusta (Sikorsky) ASH-3D/TS, ?ir21, ff?; del Imperial Iranian Air Force as 6-9294, unk; status unk.
        ash-3d/ts niroye havaei 6-9295 : Agusta (Sikorsky) ASH-3D/TS, ?ir22, ff?; del Imperial Iranian Air Force as 6-9295, unk; status unk.
        ash-3d/ts 1975 Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Libiyya ??? : Agusta (Sikorsky) S-61DTS, c/n ?ly01, ff?; del Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Libiyya as ???, 1975; wfu & stor 1997?
        ash-3d/ts Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Malakiah as Sa'udiya 121 : Agusta (Sikorsky) ASH-3D/TS, ?sa01, ff?; del Royal Saudi Air Force as 121, unk; status unk.
        ash-3d/ts Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Malakiah as Sa'udiya 122 : Agusta (Sikorsky) ASH-3D/TS, ?sa02, ff?; del Royal Saudi Air Force as 122, unk; status unk.
        ash-3d/ts Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Malakiah as Sa'udiya 123 : Agusta (Sikorsky) ASH-3D/TS, ?sa03, ff?; del Royal Saudi Air Force as 123, unk; status unk.
    129 C/N found.




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