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westland Sea King Mk.50


This is a version of sea king

1974        


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Construction Numbers on database of Sea King Mk.50
8Fleet Air Arm (RAN)


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C/NVersionBuiltHistory
    wa 787 1974 Fleet Air Arm (RAN) N16-098 : ff 30 Jun 1974, dd 2 Mar 1975 Ex G-17-1. First RAN Sea King delivered. On board HMAS Melbourne with HS-817 for the Silver Jubilee deployment during summer 1977. Ditched in sea 23 May 79 following tail rotor failure.
    wa 788 1974 Fleet Air Arm (RAN) N16-100 : ff 6 Aug 1974, dd 8 Apr 1975. Ex G-17-2. To HS817/902 by Jan 1993, Converted to Mk50A. Aboard HMAS Manoora for Pacific Island deployment, (Christmas Island and Nauru during Sep 2001). Crashed at Amandraya, on the Indonesian island of Nias, on Saturday 2 April 2005 at approximately 7:30 pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time), whilst operating from HMAS Kanimbla during Operation Sumatra Assist (Phase 2), helping earthquake victims.
    wa 789 1974 Fleet Air Arm (RAN) N16-112 : ff 16 Oct 1974, dd 16 Apr 1975. Ex G-17-3, to G-BCHY, to RAN HS-817/903. Emergency Landing in sea 15 Jul 1986 off Kiama during Anti Submarine exercise with HMAS Adelaide when transmission oil lost. Capsized in the moderate sea. HMAS Adelaide attempted salvage struck the floating fuselage and the aircraft sank.
    wa 790 1974 Fleet Air Arm (RAN) N16-113 : ff 24 Oct 1974, ex G-17-4, G-BCHZ. To RAN dd 22 Apr 1975 as HS-817/904. Ditched in Jervis Bay 30 Nov 1976 after transmission failure. Sank during salvage attempt.
    wa 791 1974 Fleet Air Arm (RAN) N16-114 : ff 13 Oct 1974, ex G-17-5, G-BCIA, dd 11 Jul 1975 to RAN HS817/905. Appeared in special 817 Sq paint scheme during year 2000. Part of the Christmas Island border protection force between Jul and Dec 2002. Deployed on HMAS Success during Sept 2003. HS-817/905, callsign Shark 05.
    wa 792 1974 Fleet Air Arm (RAN) N16-117 : ff 13 Dec 1974 as G-17-6. dd 27 Jan 1975 to RAN. To HS817/906, Ditched in Jervis Bay 13 Nov 1975 and recovered. To Australia Museum of Flight, Nowra, NSW.
    wa 793 Fleet Air Arm (RAN) N16-118 : RAN (9)07 817 sqd. ex G-17-7
    wa 794 Fleet Air Arm (RAN) N16-119 : RAN 908. w/o 10may77. ex G-17-8
    8 C/N found.



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