S-61 H-3 in Westland

Used the 4 Sikorsky built S-61s at one time or another for prototyping, patterning and trials for the Westland Sea King programme.

List of Aircraft

C/N	Mod	Built	ID In this Org	In other Org
61-393	S-61L	1966	G-ATYU s-61d-1 converted to S-61D-1 & sold to Westland; reg G-ATYU Aug66-Oct66; to MoD as Seaki...	N306V: Sikorsky S-61L-2, c/n 61-393, ff:?; reg Sikorsky as N30... G-ATYU: Built as SH-3D. Shipped to Avonmouth (UK), reassembled ... XV370: Shipped to UK Oct 1966, with GE T-58-GE-10 engines, sub... visit to RAF Chivenor 6 Nov 1981, while with ETPS. noted at Middle Wallop International Air Day Jan 1992 to Yeovilton for re-spray in over all grey. To Lee-on-Solent (in grey) 27 Jan 1992. Still there 760... noted at HMS Sultan, Gosport. 2006 pictured at HMS Sultan/Gosport HMS Sultan used for Ground Crew Supervisor training by after fitting with 6 bladed tail rotor, detached to HMS...
61-395	s-61d-1	1966	XV372 Built as Sikorsky Sea King HAS.1. Used as pattern airframe for Westland producti...	XV372: w/o 15 Jan 1969 near West Harptree, Somerset when both ... XV372: Sold to MoD (Navy); to AES Lee for BDRT by May 1971. G... To E J Shanley scrapyard in Trowbridge, by Dec 1988, fr... to Ground Instruction rig at RAF St.Mawgan by Apr 1995,... To Pembrey Range by Apr 2016

No longer with this org.