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westland Sea King Mk.42B


This is a version of sea king

1985        


Model History:

Anti-ship warfare version for the Indian Navy

Organisations / Units with this Model:

    Organisation     Del'd Units (bold=current)Bases/Heliports




Construction Numbers on database of Sea King Mk.42B
2bharatiya nau sena         - indian navy


Construction Numbers of this Model: Help Us    

C/NVersionBuiltHistory
    wa 988 1989 bharatiya nau sena IN525 : Mk 42B, ff 29 Mar 1989 as ZG612. Del to Indian Navy as IN525 14 Sep 1989. Wore /W by Feb 2001. While with 330 Sq on 26 Mar 2003 it either ditched off Goa or fell off the deck of the carrier INS Viraat. Noted dumped at INS Garuda, Kochi (Cochin) in 2003 with tail boom torn away near fuselage joint.
bharatiya nau sena IN525 : Suspected tail rotor failure while approaching to land on the carrier INS Viraat. Ditched in the wake. All four crew survived
    wa 991 1989 bharatiya nau sena IN528 : Mk.42B ff 18 May 1989 as ZG615, dd 30 Nov 1989 to Indian Navy as IN528. Carried code /W by Mar 1999, still Jul 2005 when embarked on INS Mumbai (D62).

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