Sikorsky S-61D-1

C/N 61-395

Built 1966 - Written off 1969





Helicopter Sikorsky S-61D-1 Serial 61-395 Register XV372 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) ,Ministry of Defence (MoD) ,Westland. Built 1966. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XV372

united kingdom Westland

Built as Sikorsky Sea King HAS.1. Used as pattern airframe for Westland production line at Yeovil.
1986-01 A EGHG Test rig Basic airframe only in use as installations rig at Yeovil by Jan 1986

united kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD)

1969-01-15 Accident w/o 15 Jan 1969 near West Harptree, Somerset when both engines stopped in bad weather, following ice ingestion while operating with Rolls Royce.

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

1971-05 B EGHFSold to MoD (Navy)
to AES Lee for BDRT by May 1971. Gone by 1975 (?)
To E J Shanley scrapyard in Trowbridge, by Dec 1988, from Yeovil. Still there Sep 1993, still Jul 1994
1995-04 C EGHQ G I Airframe to Ground Instruction rig at RAF St.Mawgan by Apr 1995, still Nov 2003, still Feb 2016.
2016-04 D EGFP G I Airframe To Pembrey Range by Apr 2016




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