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bristol sycamore

   

   


Model History:

type 171 sycamore first flew 27 july 1947. in all, 160 built in 13 marks, 65 as hc.14 and 50 as the mk.52 for export.

Organisations / Units with this Model:

    Organisation     Qty UnitsBases/Heliports
1953/6610 royal australian navy
1953/64     723 squadronNowra 1957/now
Nowra 1953/56
1956/57     724 squadronNowra 1955/84
1953/7293 royal air force
1950/57     1906 (helicopter) flightAAC Middle Wallop 1950/57
1953/59     275 squadronAcklington 1957/59
Norwich International / Horsham St. Faith 1955/59
RAF Aldergrove 1957/59
RAF Leconfield 1957/59
RAF Leuchars 1955/59
RAF Linton-on-Ouse 1953/54
RMB Chivenor 1957/58
Thornaby 1954/57
1954/59     194 squadron MYKuala Lumpur Sungai Besi / Simpang 1953/59
1955     22 squadronRAF Valley 1955/now
Thorney Island 1955/59
1956/59     284 squadron CYNicosia (Lefkosia) 1956/59
1956/57     84 squadron YEKhormaksar / Aden International 1956/67
CYNicosia (Lefkosia)
1959/60     228 squadronAcklington 1959/64
Norwich International / Horsham St. Faith 1959/63
RAF Leconfield 1959/64
RAF Leuchars 1959/64
1959/62     118 squadronRAF Aldergrove 1959/62
1960/64     110 squadron MYKota Belud Butterworth 1959/63
SGSeletar 1964/69
1960/62     225 squadronAndover 1960
RAF Odiham 1960/63
1969/72     32 (the royal) squadronRAF Northolt 1969/now
1951/652 royal australian air force
1954/now3 force aérienne belge
1957/6946 luftwaffe
1958/664 marineflieger
1953/602 British European Airways
1980/now1 newark (notts & lincs) air museum ltd.


Construction Numbers of this Model:

C/NVersionBuiltHistory
    13063 royal australian navy XA219 : Built as Sycamore HR.50
    13064 royal australian navy XA220 : Built as Sycamore HR.50
    13065 royal australian navy XA221 : Built as Sycamore HR.50
    13066 fleet air arm XD196 : Sycamore HR.13 (for ASR evaluation)
    13067 fleet air arm XD197 : Sycamore HR.13 (second of 2 built for ASR evaluation)
    13071 1953 royal australian navy XD653 : Built as HR.51 Allocated G-AMWJ (not used). Delivered to RN March 1954. To RAN October 1954. After RAN service, preserved in Nowra, New South Wales.
    13146 1953 royal australian navy XD654 : Built as HR.51 at Filton. Delivered to RN 1954. To RAN October 1954. Ditched off HMS Hermes and w/o 4 March 1961.
    13147 1953 royal australian navy XD655 : Built as HR.51 at Filton. Delivered to RN 1954. To RAN October 1954.
    13148 1954 royal australian navy XD656 : Built as HR.51 at Filton. Delivered to RN 1954. To RAN October 1954. Ditched off HMAS Melbourne and w/o, 4 December 1957.
    13199 1954 force aérienne belge B-1 : Built as HR.14B, G-AMWP. To FAB with call sign OT-ZKA. w/o March 1960.
    13200 1954 force aérienne belge B-2 : Built as HR.14B, G-AMWR. To FAB with call sign OT-ZKB.
force aérienne belge B-2 : Burned, Aug 1960.
    13201 1954 force aérienne belge B-3 : Built as HR.14B, G-AMWS. To FAB with call sign OT-ZKC. w/o 20 January 1958.
    13504 1959 royal australian navy XN449 : Built as Type 171 Mk4 Sycamore HR.51 at Weston-super-Mare. Del RAN Jun 1959 as XN449. w/o 3 Sep 1962 near Nowra air base (HMAS Albatross).
    13 C/N found.




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