Sikorsky CH-3C

C/N 61-502

Built 1963 - Written off 1973





Helicopter Sikorsky CH-3C Serial 61-502 Register 62-12577 used by US Air Force USAF. Built 1963. Aircraft history and location



Helicopter Sikorsky CH-3C Serial 61-502 Register 62-12577 used by US Air Force USAF. Built 1963. Aircraft history and location
Helicopter Sikorsky CH-3C Serial 61-502 Register 62-12577 used by US Air Force USAF. Built 1963. Aircraft history and location




Aircraft History





62-12577

usa US Air Force

1964-01-30del USAF as CH-3C 62-12577, 30Jan64
w/o 14feb73 destroyed in ground fire
1965-09 A KEDW6515 OMS at Edwards, CA 6515 OMS


1967-10-31
Sikorsky CH-3E conv CH-3E,


1968-12 A KEDW Dec68-Sep69, Edwards AFB. I was assigned as a CH-3E Mechanic A4350C after training at Sheppard AFB Helicopter Mechanics school. Edwards AFB Maintenance Squadron send me there. I was assigned to CH-3E 62-12577. The Helicopter was still going through the Testing Phase. The next time I saw it was at Hickam AFB. It belong to Air America. My pilots were assigned as accident investigators to fly to an Island where they found the rotor head laying on the runway on top of the what was left of the Helicopter. We were told that they lock the doors after landing and walked away. Later the Helicopter exploded for no apparent reason




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