Del'd: 93 - 1953 to 1972

Bristol Type 171 Sycamore
in
united kingdom Royal Air Force








List of Aircraft


C/NModBuiltID     In this OrgIn other Org
12835 Sycamore 1 1947 VL958 ff 24 Jul 1947 built to Air Min Spec E.20/45
12836 w/o 1953 Sycamore 1 1947 VL963 VL963 ff Feb 1948; w/o 8 Sep 1953 Farnborough, UK
- G-ALOU: reg allocated Apr 1949. Transferred to VL963 Aug 1949 ...
12869 scrapped 1962 Sycamore 2 1948 VW905 VW905 and ff 2 Sep 1949; Scrapped at Farnborough Dec 1962.
- G-AJGU: Built to Air Min Spec E.34/46 and reg G-AJGU in Feb 194...
12887 Sycamore 3 1949 WA576 to RAF 15 Nov 1950. Served with A&AEE and RAE.
- G-ALSS: G-ALSS (ntu). To RAF
- WA576: to Strathallan collection by Aug 1974. Stored there by ...
Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum by Jun 1987.
7900M. Museum of Flight, East Fortune by c ?
D&G museum by May 1990, still Mar 1996, still Jan 2006,...
12888 Sycamore 3 1948 WA577 To RAE Boscombe Down, to RAF Jan 1953, 194Sq, wfu.
- G-ALST: 3rd production Sycamore. Allocated G-ALST (ntu) by Jun ...
North East Aircraft Museum WA577: to North East Aircraft Museum in 1981. Still there Dec ...
Boscombe Down Aviation Collection, Old Sarum airfield, ...
12889 w/o 1956 Sycamore 3 1949 WA578 1st military version. Became Sycamore HC.10 prototype, used by RAF for Army Case...
Bristol Aeroplane Company G-ALSU: Pre-production Mk.3; To RAF for Army Cooperation as WA5...
12890 Sycamore 3 1950 WT923 HC.11 WT923, to 1906 Flt; 657 Sq;651 Sq; Metropolitan Communications Squadron (M...
Bristol Aeroplane Company G-ALSV: Reg G-ALSV 17 Nov 1950; To RAF for Army Cooperation as ...
12897 w/o 1953 Sycamore 3 WT926 HC.11 to RAF (pre Army Air Corps) 657 Sq
Bristol Aeroplane Company G-ALTC: G-ALTC. To RAF (Army Cooperation) as HC.11 in May 1952
12898 Sycamore 3 1950 WV781 HR.12, based at St Eval by 1952
Bristol Aeroplane Company G-ALTD: allocated G-ALTD to Bristol Aeroplane Co on 17 Nov 1950...
- WV781: to Caernarfon Air World museum by 1990, still Apr 1996;...
Weeting, Norfolk;;Cockpit currently in Caernarfon Air W...
12899 w/o 1952 Sycamore 3 1952 WV782 to ASWDU St Mawgan
Bristol Aeroplane Company G-ALTE: Reg ntu. To RAF as HR.12 in Apr 1952
12900 Sycamore 3 1952 WV783 HR.12 WV783 del RAF 31 Oct 1952
- G-ALSP: Sycamore 3 G-ALSP assigned but not taken up (ntu)
13066 w/o 1954 Sycamore 3 1953 XD196 Sycamore HR.13 (for ASR evaluation). Del RAF Apr 1953
13067 w/o 1955 Sycamore 3 1953 XD197 Sycamore HR.13 (second of 2 built for ASR evaluation). Del RAF Apr 1953
13144 w/o 1954 Sycamore 4 1952 XE306 w/o 28 Jul 1954, Overturned after power loss in low hover, while with 275 Sq
Ministry of Defence (MoD) XE306: HR.14 Del Nov 1953 to A&AEE
13145 w/o 1959 Sycamore 4 1952 XE307 17 Sep 1959 Crashed and w/o in Cyprus, c 8nm SE of Nicosia (nr Tymbou / Kirklar)...
Ministry of Defence (MoD) XE307: HR.14 Del A&AEE Nov 1953
13150 w/o 1963 Sycamore 4 1953 XE309 HR.14 Del RAF; Eastleigh Stn Flt; Aden Protectorate Communication and Support ...
13151 Sycamore 4 1953 XE310 HR.14 to RAF
13152 w/o 1964 Sycamore 4 1953 XE311 B as 110 Sq /B pictured post-landing fire at Butterworth
13153 w/o 1957 Sycamore 4 1953 XE312 HR.14 to RAF
13194 w/o 1958 Sycamore 4 1953 XE313 HR.14 to RAF
- G-AMWK: Reg ntu ? to RAF as XE313 c Sep 1953
13195 Sycamore 4 1952 XE314 HR.14 Del RAF, to 194 Sq.
- G-AMWL: Registered 1 Dec 1952. Cancelled 30 Sep 1953, to RAF XE...
13196 w/o 1955 Sycamore 4 1952 XE315 HR.14 Del RAF for 194 Sq
- G-AMWM: Registered G-AMWM 1 Dec 1952. Cancelled 30 Sep 1953, to...
13197 w/o 1955 Sycamore 4 1952 XE316 HR.14 Del RAF Sep 1953, for 194 Sq.
- G-AMWN: Registered G-AMWN 1 Dec 1952. Cancelled Sep 1953, to RA...
13198 Sycamore 4 1952 XE317 S-N RAF Sycamore HR.14
- G-AMWO: Reg G-AMWO ntu ? To RAF as XE317
- XE317: pres Newark Air Museum in CFS c/s coded S-N
between May 1978 and Jul 1997, XE317 had been repainted...
Pres at Firbeck, Yorkshire present jul97
under restoration at South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum, D...
pictured at Aeroventure, Doncaster in 275 Sq SAR marki...
13203 Sycamore 4 1955 XG506 S-P HR.14 built at Filton and del RAF 6 May 1955
13220 w/o 1955 Sycamore 4 1954 XE318 HR.14 Del RAF c Oct 1954
13221 w/o 1959 Sycamore 4 1954 XE319 HR.14. Del RAF c Aug 1954
13222 w/o 1965 Sycamore 4 1954 XE320 HR.14 Del RAF; CFS; APS Sylt; 225 Sq; CFS
13223 w/o 1956 Sycamore 4 1954 XE321 HR.14 Del RAF c Oct 1954
13224 w/o 1961 Sycamore 4 1954 XE322 HR.14. Del RAF c Nov 1954; To 194 Sq.
13225 w/o 1956 Sycamore 4 1954 XF265 HR.14 built at Filton. Del RAF Dec 1954
13226 Sycamore 4 1954 XF266 HR.14 built at Filton. Del RAF
13227 w/o 1959 Sycamore 4 1954 XF267 HR.14 built at Filton. Del RAF.
13228 w/o 1955 Sycamore 4 1955 XF268 HR.14 Del RAF 1 Feb 1955
13229 w/o 1966 Sycamore 4 1955 XF269 HR.14 Del RAF Feb 1955
13239 scrapped 1967 1955 XG508 del RAF Jul 1955; to 275 Sq
13240 w/o 1957 Sycamore 4 1955 XJ363 HR.14. Del RAF Jun 1955
13242 Sycamore 4 1956 XJ380 S-M dd RAF as HR.14 on 22 Oct 1956;275 Sq; 228 Sq; CFS / S-M; Administratively SoC o...
Private ownership XJ380: private owner in Drighlington, S. Yorks by until 1991
Aviation collection near Fraserborough (New Blyth)
ex New Blyth; to Montrose by Aug 1994
to Boscombe Down Aviation Collection Jun 2007. Restorat...
Joined the SAR helicopter collection at Morayvia Sci-Te...
13243 w/o 1957 Sycamore 4 1956 XJ381 HR.14. Del RAF May 1956
13245 w/o 1961 Sycamore 4 1954 XG500 HR.14 ff Jan 1955, dd Feb 1955 JEHU-JHU/1 by Oct 1956
13246 w/o 1955 Sycamore 4 1955 XG501 HR.14 dd 9 Mar 1955. While operating with 275 Sq from RAF Leuchars, ditched and...
13247 Sycamore 4 1955 XG502 RAF Sycamore HR.14 d/d 04mar55; preserved at Army Museum of Flying at Middle Wal...
British Army XG502: HR.14, Gate Guardian at AAC Middle Wallop until c May 1...
to Museum of Army Flying, Middle Wallop by May 1983, st...
13248 w/o 1958 Sycamore 4 1955 XJ361 HR.14 del RAF Mar 1955
13264 Sycamore 4 1955 XG503 first helicopter to visit the Bristol Aeroplane Company Oldmixon site
Bristol Aeroplane Company XG503: HR.14 built at Filton. Del RAF Mar 1955
13265 scrapped 1992 Sycamore 4 1955 XG504 HR.14 built at Filton. Del RAF Mar1955
13266 w/o 1956 Sycamore 4 1955 XJ362 HR.14. Del RAF May 1955
13267 w/o 1956 Sycamore 4 1955 XG505 HR.14 built at Filton. Del RAF May 1955
13268 w/o 1956 Sycamore 4 1955 XG510 HR.14 built at Filton. Del RAF Jul 1955
13269 w/o 1962 Sycamore 4 1955 XG509 HR.14 built at Filton, del RAF Jul 1955; 275 Sq; 228 Sq from Sep 1959
13271 w/o 1960 Sycamore 4 1955 XG511 HR.14 built at Filton. Del RAF Jul 1955
13272 w/o 1963 Sycamore 4 1955 XG512 HR.14 built at Filton. Del RAF Jul 1955
13273 w/o 1957 Sycamore 4 1955 XG513 HR.14 built at Filton. Del RAF Aug 1955.
13368 w/o 1964 Sycamore 4 1955 XG514 HR.14 built at Filton. Del RAF Aug 1955
13369 Sycamore 4 1955 XG515 HR.14 built at Filton, del RAF Aug 1955
13370 w/o 1957 Sycamore 4 1955 XG516 HR.14 built at Filton. Del RAF Sep 1955
13371 w/o 1963 Sycamore 4 1955 XG517 HR.14 built at Filton. Del RAF Oct 1955
13372 Sycamore 4 1955 XG518 HR.14 dd Oct 1955. Amman Stn Flt; Habbinya Stn Flt; El Adem Stn Flt; Khormaksar ...
North East Aircraft Museum XG518: to North East Aircraft Museum 15 Mar 1983, still Sep 19...
to Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum before , still pre...
pictured at Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum, under...
13373 w/o 1964 Sycamore 4 1955 XG519 HR.14 built at Filton, del RAF Nov 1955
13374 w/o 1960 Sycamore 4 1955 XG520 built at Filton, dd 14 Nov 1955. Rolled over at South Cerney after ground resona...
13375 w/o 1961 Sycamore 4 1955 XG521 HR.14 built at Filton. Del RAF Nov 1955
13376 w/o 1961 Sycamore 4 1955 XG522 HR.14 built at Filton. Del RAF Dec 1955.
13377 w/o 1962 Sycamore 4 1955 XG523 S-K HR.14 built at Filton. Del RAF Dec 1955.
- XG523: Nose section preserved as / V, at Norfolk and Suffolk A...
pictured at Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixt...
13378 w/o 1960 Sycamore 4 1956 XG538 HR.14 built at Filton. Del RAF Jul 1956.
13379 w/o 1958 Sycamore 4 1956 XG539 HR.14 built at Filton. Del RAF Jan 1956.
13380 scrapped 2000 Sycamore 4 1955 XG540 S-J S-Y HR.14 built at Filton. Del RAF Jan 1956.
13381 w/o 1958 Sycamore 4 1956 XG541 HR.14 built at Filton. Del RAF Feb 1956
13382 w/o 1958 Sycamore 4 1956 XG542 HR.14 built at Filton. Del RAF Jun 1956.
13383 w/o 1958 Sycamore 4 1956 XG543 HR.14 built at Filton. Del RAF Mar 1956
13384 Sycamore 4 1956 XG544 Built at Filton, dd 14 Dec 1956; 275 Sq Feb 1957; 72 Sq Oct 1961
Torbay Aircraft Museum XG544: Flew into Barton Pines on 11 Aug 1972 as one of foundin...
to Tremar by , still 1994. Sold c Nov 2000.
If you think you saw this flying in the 1990s, it will ...
13385 w/o 1957 Sycamore 4 1956 XG545 w/o 16 Jul 1957, ditched into the North Sea 0.5nm off Happisburgh following engi...
Bristol Aeroplane Company XG545: 1st HR.14 built at Weston-Super-Mare. ff at Weston on 1...
13386 w/o 1957 Sycamore 4 1956 XG546 HR.14 built at Filton. Del RAF Jun 1956
13387 Sycamore 4 1956 XG547 S-T Built at Weston-super-Mare as HR.14. 284 Sq / 5 by Nov 1956; CFS/S-T
- G-HAPR: To British Rotorcraft Museum by Mar 1978 as XG547/S-T, ...
13388 w/o 1957 Sycamore 4 1956 XG548 JEHU by Oct 1956; JHU / 6, participated in Suez action Nov 1956
Bristol Aeroplane Company XG548: HR.14 5th Sycamore built at Weston-super-Mare, after pr...
13389 w/o 1958 Sycamore 4 1956 XG549 HR.14 built at Weston-super-Mare. Del RAF Oct 1956
13390 w/o 1957 Sycamore 4 1956 XJ383 HR.14. Del RAF Sep 1956
13392 Sycamore 4 XJ385 S-J del RAF as HR.14
13402 w/o 1964 Sycamore 4 1956 XG507 3 HR.14 built at Weston-super-Mare, del RAF Aug 1956
13404 scrapped 1978 Sycamore 4 1956 XJ895 S-J HR.14 built at Weston-super-Mare. Del RAF Oct 1956
13405 w/o 1958 Sycamore 4 1956 XJ896 HR.14 built at Weston-super-Mare. Del RAF Nov 1956
13406 Sycamore 4 1956 XJ897 HR.14 built at Weston-super-Mare. Del RAF Nov 1956
13408 Sycamore 4 1956 XJ898 HR.14 built at Weston-super-Mare. Del RAF Nov 1956
13409 w/o 1966 Sycamore 4 1956 XJ915 HR.14 built at Weston-super-Mare, del RAF Nov 1956; 275 Sq; CFS
13410 Sycamore 4 1956 XJ916 HR.14 built at Weston-super-Mare, del RAF Nov 1956; 275 Sq; Khormaksar SAR Flt; ...
13412 Sycamore 4 1956 XJ917 S-H In Rescue c/s at RAF Turnhouse 1958; CFS/S-H by Sep 1963; soc 12 Dec 1972
Flambards Experience XJ917: To Cornwall Aero Park (at least to 1985). Left by road...
- XJ917: Bristol Aero Collection (Banwell) arrived 30 Apr 1993; ...
on display at NELSAM, Sunderland. In CFS colours, coded...
13413 Sycamore 4 1956 XJ918 RAF Sycamore HR.14; preserved Cosford RAF Museum
13414 w/o 1963 Sycamore 4 1957 XJ919 HR.14 built at Weston-super-Mare. Del RAF 7 Feb 1957
13415 w/o 1964 Sycamore 4 1957 XL820 First of final batch of 10 HR.14, del RAF Feb 1957.
13417 scrapped 1968 Sycamore 4 1957 XL821 HR.14 Del RAF
13438 w/o 1963 Sycamore 4 1957 XL822 V HR.14 built at Weston-super-Mare. Del RAF c Apr 1957
13441 scrapped 1976 Sycamore 4 1957 XL823 S-C HR.14 Del RAF c May 1957
13444 Sycamore 4 1957 XL824 HR.14 built at Filton. Del RAF c Jun 1957
8021M Jul 1968 became GI Airframe 8021M; to Wroughton (for RAF Museum ?)
Aerospace Bristol XL824: pictured at Aerospace Bristol museum, on the north sid...
13447 w/o 1962 Sycamore 4 1957 XL825 HR.14 Del RAF c Jul 1957
13460 w/o 1966 Sycamore 4 1957 XL826 HR.14 Del RAF c Aug 1957
13468 Sycamore 4 1957 XL827 HR.14 Del RAF c Sep 1957
13471 w/o 1959 Sycamore 4 1957 XL828 Built at Weston-super-Mare as HR.14. Del RAF c Oct 1957.
13474 Sycamore 4 1957 XL829 HR.14 dd Dec 1957. Khormaksar SAR Flt until Mar 1964, returned to UK aboard HMS ...
- XL829: In storage at Bristol City Museum from Dec 1971. To Bri...
International Helicopter Museum; To IHM Weston-super-Ma...
pictured in 32Sq colours at the International Helicopt...

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