Helicopter Accidents

Year 1961 accidents

Bristol Type 171 Sycamore Accidents

Year	Version	C/N
1961	Sycamore 4	13146	XD654 : Ditched alongside RN HMS Hermes while operating from HMAS Sydney near the Cocos Islands and w/o 4 March 1961.
1961	Sycamore 4	13224	XE322 : w/o 20 Mar 1961, crashed in river in Malaya after aborted take off, while with 110 Sq
1961	Sycamore 4	13245	XG500 : Tail rotor failure on landing 14 Dec 1961, a/c abandoned in place nr Bender LZ, Somalia while with 225 Squadron.
1961	Sycamore 4	13375	XG521 : w/o 13 Oct 1961, crashed at RAF Aldergrove, while serving with 118 Squadron (replaced temporarily by XG544).
1961	Sycamore 4	13376	XG522 : w/o 4 Apr 1961, crashed in Pahang State, Peninsular Malaysia, while attempting jungle take off, with 110 Sq.
1961	mk.52	13458	AS+319 : 17 Mar 1961 w/o during flight between Celle and Faßberg, crashed nr Hermannsburg.
1961	mk.52	13467	SC+210 : ex WGAF, to SNS / SC+210; w/o 25 May 1961