Helicopter Accidents

Year 1955 accidents

Year	Version	C/N
1955	61	15	129165 : crashed 7 Apr 1955 near Forth Worth
1955	dragonfly	wa/h/116	116 : Dragonfly 1A f/f 27 May 1952, d/d 23 Jun 1952. ex G-17-9. Returned from service in Indo-China. Destroyed 3 Jan 1955, following roll-over on take off from Rochefort.
1955	hr.1	wa/h/018	VZ960 : w/o 3 Nov 1955 after main rotor struck tail boom following forced landing near Kuala Lumpur, while with 194 Sq.
1955	hr.1	wa/h/022	VZ963 : Crashed Ichenor Sailing Club 25 May 1955; soc 10 Jun 1955.
1955	hr.3	wa/h/072	WN495 : to Arbroath as A2384, by Apr 1955
1955	HO4S-3	55-500	WV225 : MAP to UK/Royal Navy as Whirlwind HAS.22 WV225, Ex BuAer 133753, f/f Jun53, d/d 26Sep53; w/o 23Sep55, s.o.c 07Oct55.
1955	HO5S-1	52-050	128620 : w/o 18apr55
1955	HRS-1	55-025	127791 : xfer MAP to French Air Force as 127791 for Indochina, dates unk; w/o (Accident), 03Jun55.
1955	HRS-1	55-049	127813 : w/o 23may55 USS Mindoro (CVE-120)
1955	HRS-2	55-280	WV189 : crashed in jungle.
1955	HRS-2	55-311	130198 : w/o 4nov55
1955	HRS-3	55-375	130233 : xfer MAP to French Air Force as 130233, 03Jun54 for Indochina use; w/o (Accident), 01Oct55.
1955	hss-1	58-149	138470 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-149, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1 138470, 06Dec55; w/o O&R BuWeps FR, Pensacola, FL, 16Dec55.; [This is shortest operational lifespan of a S-58/H-34/HSS-1 on record, 10 days!]
1955	uh-25a	6	124593 : w/o 04mar55
1955	uh-25b	123	128569 : w/o 19jan55
1955	uh-25b	145	128591 : w/o 16feb55
1955	uh-25b	211	130034 : w/o 02mar55
1955	uh-25b	219	130042 : w/o 28apr55
1955	uh-25b	222	130045 : w/o 22jun55
1955	uh-25b	223	130046 : w/o 10jun55
1955	uh-25b	228	130051 : w/o 18feb55
1955	Sycamore 3	13067	XD197 : w/o 17 Nov 1955 after it rolled over, following autorotation practice landing at Thornaby, while with 275 Sq.
1955	Sycamore 4	13196	XE315 : w/o Crashed into river and sank after tail rotor fault during landing, at Kuala Krau while with 194 Sq.
1955	Sycamore 4	13197	XE316 : w/o when overturned by wind during landing at Fort Selim, Malaya, while with 194 Sq.
1955	Sycamore 4	13220	XE318 : w/o 13 Sep 1955, when flipped over during take off in Malaya, while with 194 Sq.
1955	Sycamore 4	13228	XF268 : w/o 8 Jul 1955 on Mt Olympus, Cyprus, while with Nicosia SAR Flt.
1955	Sycamore 4	13246	XG501 : HR.14 dd 9 Mar 1955. While operating with 275 Sq from RAF Leuchars, ditched and sank after rotors struck the Tower when delivering packages to Keepers at the NLB Bell Rock Lighthouse.
1955	uh-12b	552	XB523 : ex USN 134742. d/d 13 Aug 1953 to RN. w/o 26 May 1955. Some parts to c/n 541 (N3877A).
1955	uh-12b	553	XB524 : ex USN 134743. d/d 13 Aug 1953 to RN. w/o 25 Feb 1955.
1955	har.1	wa 3	XA863 : wreck to RNAY Donibristle; SoC Apr 1957.
1955	har.2	wa 52	XJ436 : HAR.2 Ditched c 7nm S of Selsey Bill 30 Aug 1955 during SAR demonstration with RAF Rescue Launch 2749, while with 22 Sq at RAF Thorney Island.
1955	har.4	wa 34	XJ408 : ff: 27Oct54; del Royal Air Force as Whirlwind HAR.4, XJ407, 12Nov54, w/o , scr. Changi, Rep of Singapore, unk.
1955	srs.1	WA 12	8 000 017 : del ALAT as 8 000 017, unk; xfer GH No1, Jul54[?]-27Apr55; Crashed and burned after hit power line during low level flight, Lt Millot, G/M Jean Morin KIA, ??? TTH, 27Apr55.
1955	srs.1	wa 18	G-ANJS : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA18, ff: 1953; reg Westland Helicopters Ltd as G-ANJS, 16Dec53; del South Georgia Company as G-ANJS, 16Jul54; w/o 09Dec55.