>>>>They ended up sending a SeaKing down from Kinloss in Scotland to airlift both of them out. >>> >>>You're still flying those over there? We've still got a few here, we refer to them as "30,000 loose parts flying in close formation". >>> >>>http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2003/03/11/162703/sea-king-crash-turns-spotlight-on-canadas-naval-helicopter.html >> >>"30,000 loose parts flying in close formation" - lovely description but it probably applies to most rotaries. >>But I think the Sea King has a pretty good safety record here. >>Some date back to 1977 but I think the newest are from the early nineties. > >Hmm, we may not be talking about the same aircraft. The Canadian "Sea King" (CH-124) is a variant of the Sikorsky SH-3. They entered service with the Canadian Armed Forces in 1963; most, if not all of the airframes are from that era: > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CH-124_Sea_King > >I'm thinking your Sea King may be a related, but somewhat newer bird: > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Sea_King
