Helicopter Accidents

Year 1956 accidents

Bristol Type 171 Sycamore Accidents

Year	Version	C/N
1956	Sycamore 3	12889	WA578 : w/o 3 Jul 1956 overturned following forced landing, ESE of Upavon, while with A&AEE
1956	Sycamore 4	13223	XE321 : w/o 6 Sep 1956 forced landing nr Ipoh, following failed tail rotor shaft, while with 194 Sq.
1956	Sycamore 4	13225	XF265 : w/o 10 Jul 1956 while operating with 275 Sq from RAF Leuchars, ditched and sank after engine failure at the NLB Bell Rock Lighthouse.
1956	Sycamore 4	13266	XJ362 : w/o asg JEHU damaged by ground resonance at Bulford Camp
1956	Sycamore 4	13267	XG505 : 25 Jun 1956 ditched in sea off North Coates after engine failure, while with 275 Sq.
1956	Sycamore 4	13268	XG510 : w/o 5 Feb 1956 rolled over when taking off in Perak, Malaya, while with 194 Sq.