Westland Sioux

C/N wa593

Built 1967 - Written off 1983





Helicopter Westland Sioux Serial wa593 Register G-BENG XT831 used by GSM Helicopters ,Army Air Corps AAC (British Army). Built 1967. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XT831

united kingdom Army Air Corps

1977-04-05AAC Sioux AH.1 alt c/n was193, 05apr77 to G-BENG

G-BENG

united kingdom GSM Helicopters

1980-09-09 09sep80 crashed Barmby Moor whilst spraying pesticides on crops. Engine failure due to a blocked carburetor from the collapsed air pipe. Piloted by R.T.Meston Directly after the crash an angry farmer, (Geoff Mason of GSM Helicopters) shouted to the pilot "I told you to F@
1983-06-24GSM Helicopters Ltd at Ripon, Yorkshire
w/o 24jun83




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