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First Transatlantic Flight by Civilian Helicopter
31-May-17 - CHC (then Okanagan) and Sikorsky celebrated the 52nd anniversary of the first transatlantic ferry flight by a civilian helicopter, a S-61N, which was also the first unescorted crossing by helicopter. In 1965 the S-61N flew 37 hours, 11 minutes covering a distance of 3,720 nm ( 6,900 km ) List of Aircraft |
| C/N | Mod | Built | ID In this Org | In other Org | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61-472 | S-61N | 1969 | C-FDWC Okanagan 12mar70 as CF-DWC, reser C-FDWC, Sikorsky serial N6980R, to YV-323C  | - YV-323C: Venezuela, to N302Y  N302Y: Carson Helicopters Inc from Jul06 | |
| 61-266 | S-61L | 1966 | C-FOKB Okanagan Helicopters, Ltd | N304V: Los Angeles Airways from 08Mar66  C-FOKB: Canadian Helicopters Ltd Dec90-Feb01 - N5368G: USA, to N266HL - N266HL: First Security Bank Utah NA Trustee Apr94-Mar96 | |
| 61-492 | S-61N | 1972 | C-FOKM Okanagan Helicopters 1983-1986 | owner ??? CF-OKM: Canada  G-BFZC: Management Aviation 1978-1983 owner ??? N265F: Wells Fargo Bank 2002-2005 C-FCLM: Coulson from 2005; /348 pictured at Wagga Wagga Airport | |
| 61-297 w/o 2008 | S-61N | 1966 | C-FOKP Okanagan | N10057: Sikorsky S-61N-24, c/n 61-297, ff?; reg Sikorsky as N10...  HS-HTP: TAS Jun93-Mar97 N612AZ: Carson from Jun07 N612AZ: w/o 05aug08 serving US Forest Service was destroyed whe... | |
| 61-425 w/o 2002 | S-61L | 1968 | C-GJDK Okanagan Helicopters canc Jun83, N144EH ntu | N617PA: PanAm (operated by New York Airways), test serial N6961... pictured at New York JFK airport C-GJDK: Canadian Helicopters Dec90-Feb93 Canadian Helicopters Mar96-May99 - N425HL: HeavyLift Helicopters 1994-1995 N346AA: Croman Corp from Jun02, S-61 Short type;
canc Jul05 w/o 02aug02 at Wendle Creek, BC. 2 fatalities | |
| 61-428 | S-61L | 1968 | C-GJDR Okanagan Helicopters, canc Oct89 | N620PA: PanAm, op by New York Airways from 1968; 1977 still; T... C-GJDR: Canadian Helicopters Dec90-jun92 Canadian Helicopters Mar96-Nov98 N614RM: First Security Bank of Utah Trustee Mar94-Mar96 C-GJDR: Coulson Aircrane Aug99-Jul07 - C-GJDR: Sunwest Helicopters at Qualicum Beach, BC Jul07-Jun11 N448JS: Carson Helicopters Jun11-May19 N448JS: Helicarrier USA Inc at Wilmington, DE from May19 Buckeye, AZ Rio Negro province, Argentine Patagonia firefighting | |
| 61-722 | s61n.mk2 | 1974 | C-GOKA Sikorsky S-61N-41;
Okanagan from 16Jun74;
May77 at Reykjavik, Iceland | - N9847F: rtn to C-GOKA C-GOKA: Universal Helicopters at Gander, Newfoundland, Canc Aug... - N225BF: , noted at Seattle Boeing Field/King County, WA C-GARC: Canadian Helicopters Ltd Aug90-Jun93 HS-HTC: TAS from Jun93 C-GJQG: Canadian Helicopters from Jan11;
pictured at Mazar, af... at Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 61-767 | s61n.mk2 | 1977 | C-GOKH Okanagan from 02May77, Sikorsky serial N612EH | G-BHAH: Managment Aviation Ltd (North Scottish Helicopters) Oct... - N138AR: Csc Applied Tech at West Palm Beach Apr05-Jun13 AUTEC, Apr07 at Snohomish County airport, WA PAE Applied Technologies Llc at West Palm Beach, FL fro... | |
| 61-164 | S-61N | C-GOKZ Okanagan Helicopters | - VH-UHK: Helicopter Utilities Pty 1970, ex N94569; 1972 to Airfa... damaged on ground during Cyclone Tracy (together with a... N617CK: Croman Corp w/o 01sep22 forced landing during logging operations ne... | ||
| 61-815 | S-61N | 1979 | C-GOLH pictured at Vancouver International airport after returning from Australia. | N4228S: Sikorsky S-61N-82, c/n 61-815, ff?; del Carson Helicopt... - VH-PTE: reser VH-IMS, to C-GOLH - C-GOLH: lsd G-BIMV, HS-HTH, HS-HTA - G-BIMV: Managment Aviation Ltd Feb81-Jan83 HS-HTA: TAS from 2001 HS-HTH: TAS Jan97-Jul00 C-GJQN: Canadian Helicopters from Jan11 | |
| 61-761 | S-61N | 1977 | C-GPOH Okanagan, noted Aug81 | N611EH: S-61N-63 d/d ERA 16feb77 - VH-IMQ: Okanagan Helicopters Australia, noted Apr80, ex VH-PTF  EI-BLY: Irish Helicopters 1986 Appeared in the film War of the Buttons, filmed in Cork... G-BXSN: Bristow Feb98-Feb01 N161AL: Air Logistics Mar01 - PR-MDS: Brazil, Apr03-Jan05, to N761N C-FHCH: VIH Helicopters Dec05-Sep06, ex N761N C-FHCH: Cougar Sep06-Apr12 N803AR: EP Aviation Apr12-Mar19;
conv S-61T? N803AR: Construction Helicopters Inc at Howell, MI Mar/Dec 2019 N761HG: Construction Helicopters Inc at Howell, MI from Jan20 | |
| 61-749 | S-61N | 1975 | C-GROH Okanagan Helicopters at Richmond, BC 1979-Jun86;
1983 lsd to Universal Helicopte... | N6228: Sikorsky S-61N-54, to N36UT - N36UT: to N5074L N5074L: Air Logistics ?, to C-GROH  PT-HTA: VOTEC Taxi Aereo Apr89 C-GROH: Canadian Helicopters Ltd at Richmond, BC Jun90-Jan91  V8-BSP: Brunei Shell Petroleum 1991-2007 ? N410GH: Carson Helicopters Sep07-Feb09 N410GH: EP Aviation Feb09-Mar19 N410GH: Croman from Mar19 | |
| 61-823 | s61n.mk2 | 1980 | C-GROL Okanagan 05feb80-Nov89 | C-GROL: Canadian Helicopters Limited Nov89-Oct90 G-BSVO: Bristow Oct90-Sep94 G-BSVO: Brintel Oct90-Sep94  ZS-RFU: South Africa 1994-1998 C-GSAB: CHC Aug98-Jan07 ZS-RFU: South Africa 2007-2017? PR-OMK: Omni Taxi Aereo Nov17, lsd from Titan Helicopters (Pt... pictured (pic1) on truck - ?: South Africa 2021 | |
| 61-424 | S-61N | 1968 | C-GSPI Okanagan Jan83-Feb84 | N6956R: Sikorsky S-61N  I-EVMA: Ischia - Elivie 1968;
Napoli-Capri-Sorrento shuttle 196... G-AZDC: Bristow Aug71-Jan83 Bristow Feb84-Apr87 - ?: France unk Apr87- N91158: US Leaseco Inc May98, N750HT ntu - OB-2008-P: HTS leased Peru, unk  N91158: Aeromaster unk, lsd, pictured N91158: HTS by 2006, lsd;
reg US Leasec from May10 | |
| 61-266 | S-61L | 1966 | CF-OKB Okanagan Helicopters, reser C-FOKB | N304V: Los Angeles Airways from 08Mar66 C-FOKB: Canadian Helicopters Ltd Dec90-Feb01 - N5368G: USA, to N266HL - N266HL: First Security Bank Utah NA Trustee Apr94-Mar96 | |
| 61-270 | s61n.mk2 | 1965 | CF-OKY Airlift International, Sikorsky serial N10052, | G-ATFM: British Airways Helicopters 1970-1986 G-ATFM: BIH 1986-1993 G-ATFM: Brintel Jan93-May00 G-ATFM: Veritair May00-May04 - G-ATFM: Newquay Helicopters Ltd at coldharbour Business Park, S... pictured at Falklands/Malvinas under MoD contract G-ATFM: BIH from Jul13 undergoing maintenance at Newquay op by BIH in the Falklands G-ATFM: BIH Acquired by Bristow in 2022 |
No longer with this org.
