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| RecordEnregistrement | Aircraft NameNom de l’avion | Canadian Designation(s)Désignation(s) canadien(s) | American DesignationDésignation américaine | Role | ||||||||
| 23882 | Sea King | CHSS-2, CH-124, CH-124B | Helicopter Anti-Submarine | |||||||||
| Canadian Military Serial Numbers -- Numéros de série militaires canadiens | ||||||||||||
| Post Unification - Après l’unification | Pre Unification - Pré unification | Unification | ||||||||||
RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force /CFCanadian Forces /CAFCanadian Armed Forces ARCAviation royale canadienne /FCForces canadiennes /FACForces armées canadiennes |
RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force ARCAviation royale canadienne |
RCNRoyal Canadian Navy MRCMarine royale canadienne |
Army Armée |
1968 February 1 | ||||||||
| 12401 | 4001 | |||||||||||
| Aircraft Characteristics Caractéristiques de l’avion |
Operational History Historique opérationnel |
Disposition | ||||||||||
| View on this siteVoir sur ce site | View BelowVoir ci-dessous | |||||||||||
| Company Compagnie |
Model Modèle |
Variant Variante |
Company # Compagnie # |
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| Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation | S-61A (SH-3) | CH-124A / B / B-2 | 61-179 | |||||||||
| Manufactured By Fabriqué par |
Aircraft Owned By Aéronef appartenant à |
Taken On Strength Pris en force |
Struck Off Strength Effectif rayé |
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation in United States | 1963 May 24 | |||||||
| Aircraft Coded As Aéronef codé comme |
Aircraft Named As Aéronef nommé comme |
Pennant# Fanion # |
Instructional AFAirframe #Cellule d’instruction # |
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| Engine(s) Moteur(s) |
TSNTime Since New (Hours:Minutes)TSNTemps écoulé depuis la nouvelle (Heures:Minutes) |
TSOTime Since Overhaul (Hours:Minutes)TSNTemps écoulé depuis la révision (Heures:Minutes) |
History Card Carte historique |
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| Other Forces Military/Police Serial Numbers, Civil Registrations - Numéros de série militaires/de police des autres forces, registres d’état civil | ||||||||||||
RAFRoyal Air Force |
RFCRoyal Flying Corps |
USAAFUnited States Army Air Force |
USAFUnited States Air Force |
USNUnited States Navy |
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| Other Forces Military/Police - Autres forces militaires/police | Civil Registrations - Enregistrements civils | |||||||||||
| Aircraft On Display - Aéronefs exposés | ||||||||||||
| Museum/On Display At - Musée/Sur l’affichage à | GPSGlobal Positioning System (WGSWorld Geodetic System -84) |
Map-Carte | ||||||||||
| Shearwater Aviation Museum, CFBCanadian Forces |
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| Aircraft Incidents - Incidents d’aéronefs | ||||||||||||
| Date | Category Catégorie |
Unit |
Location Emplacement |
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| 2003 February 27 | HMCS Iroquois (DDH-280) | |||||||||||
| On Board À bord |
Uninjured Survivants |
Injured Blessé |
Fatalities Décès |
GPSGlobal Positioning System (WGSWorld Geodetic System -84) |
Map Carte |
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| Aircraft Incident Safety Reports - Rapports sur la sécurité des incidents d’aviation | ||||||||||||
RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force Directorate of Flight SafetyDirection de la sécurité des vols de l’ ARCAviation royale canadienne |
RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force Other ReportsAutres rapports - ARCAviation royale canadienne |
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| English - Anglais | French - Français | English - Anglais | ||||||||||
| Date | FSIRFlight Safety Investigation Report |
Epiloque | RESVRapport d’enquête de Sécurité des vols |
Epilogue | RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force L20Accident Record Card |
RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force AIFAccident Investigation File |
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| 2003 February 27 | ||||||||||||
| Other Reports - Autres rapports | ||||||||||||
| Date | Report By/Report - Rapport par/Rapport | Report - Rapport | ||||||||||
| 2003 February 27 | ||||||||||||
| Operational History - Historique opérationnel | ||||||||||||
| 1962: Built as Sikorsky S-61B.[Helicopter History Site]
1962: Manuafactured by Sikorsky Aircraft plant, Stratford, Connecticut, United States.[Shearwater Aviation Museum Foundation Newsletter, THE WARRIOR]
1965: Delivered to Royal Canadian Navy as CHSS-2, 4001.[Helicopter History Site]
1963 May 24: Taken on charge as RCN 4001.[Canadian Military Aircraft 1968-1998, Griffin, Smith and Castle]
Utiized by RCN "Fleet Introduction Program" for RCN aircrew and maintenance personnel conducted under the auspices of the USN at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, United States.[Shearwater Aviation Museum Foundation Newsletter, THE WARRIOR]
1963 August 1: Flown to Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada, from NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, United States.[Shearwater Aviation Museum Foundation Newsletter, THE WARRIOR]
1968 October: Designation changed to CH-124A.[Helicopter History Site]
1970 August 14: Renumbered from RCN 4001 to CAF 12401.[Canadian Military Aircraft 1968-1998, Griffin, Smith and Castle]
Date Unknown: With HS 50 at Shearwater shortly after Integration.[RWR Walker]
1979: Onboard HMCS Athabaskan for visit to Dublin, Ireland.[RWR Walker]
1980 November: Seen at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Quayside, United Kingdom.[Helicopter History Site]
1982: Operated from HMCS Annapolis, by 443 Squadron, during tour of Great Lakes, Canada.[RWR Walker]
Date Unknown: Converted to CH-124B.[RWR Walker]
1983 September: Seen at CYTR, Trenton, Ontario, Canada.[Helicopter History Site]
1983 September: Seen at EIDW, Dublin, Ireland.[Helicopter History Site]
1990s Early: One of 6 CH-124B updated with HELTAS {(Helicopter Towed Array Support)}, to CH-124B-2 standard.[RWR Walker]
1994 June: Seen at CYTR, Trenton, Ontario, Canada.[Helicopter History Site]
Date Unknown: Received nose mount for FLIR {(Forward Looking Infra-Red)}.[RWR Walker]
2001 July: Seen at KIAG, Niagara Falls, New York, United States.[Helicopter History Site]
2003 February 27: Crashed on take-off from HMCS Iroquois (DDH-280), back onto the flight deck during an emergency recovery, after a single engine failure. Rolled onto its Starboard side, spilling its fuel tanks, plus 2200 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition. Ship was 100km south east of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, en route to the Arabian Sea for Operation Apollo. She returned to , Nova Scotia, Canada, where the airframe was recovered by crane.[RWR Walker]
2004 December: Designated as a training aid, returned to CAF.[RWR Walker]
On display at Shearwater Aviation Museum, CFBCanadian Forces Base Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada.[Airport-Data.com]
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