Helicopter Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King Serial 61-179 Register 12401 4001 used by Canadian Armed Forces ,Royal Canadian Navy (1945-1968). Built 1962. Aircraft history and location
Aircraft History
For 4001 see also 1962 kv-107ii-24001 1962 107-ii102 2003 a109luh13651 2005 412ep36381
Sikorsky S-61B, c/n 61-179, del Royal Canadian Navy as CHSS-2, 4001, 1965 to CH-124A as 12401 Oct1968 modified to CH-124B unk further modified with HELTAS to CH-124B-2 standard unk crashed on take-off from HMCS Iroquois (DDH-280), 27Feb03.
HMCS Athabaskan ranged on deck of HMCS Athabaskan, during visit to Dublin.
2003-02-27
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Accident ex 4001. One of 6 CH-124B updated with HELTAS to CH-124B-2 standard. Crashed on take-off from HMCS Iroquois, back onto the flight deck during an emergency landing after a single engine failure, on 27 Feb 2003. Rolled onto starboard side, spilling its fuel and a magazine full of 7.62mm ammunition. c 100km SE of Halifax NS, en route for Operation Apollo in the Arabian Sea. Returned to Halifax where the airframe was craned off.
