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Year 1955 accidents

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Bristol Type 171 Sycamore Accidents


YearVersionC/N
1955 Sycamore 3 13067 UK XD197 : w/o 17 Nov 1955 after it rolled over, following autorotation practice landing at Thornaby, while with 275 Sq.
1955 Sycamore 4 13196 UK 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 UK XE316 : w/o when overturned by wind during landing at Fort Selim, Malaya, while with 194 Sq.
1955 Sycamore 4 13220 UK XE318 : w/o 13 Sep 1955, when flipped over during take off in Malaya, while with 194 Sq.
1955 Sycamore 4 13228 UK XF268 : w/o 8 Jul 1955 on Mt Olympus, Cyprus, while with Nicosia SAR Flt.
1955 Sycamore 4 13246 UK 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, 15 Dec 1955

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