Registration / Serial:1432
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-61
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-61 (H-3/HSS-2/Sea King)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky HH-3F Pelican (S-61R)
C/n (msn):61597
Operator Titles:USA - Coast Guard
City / Airport:New Orleans - NAS (KNBG / NBG)Map
Region / Country:Louisiana, United States
Event:NAS New Orleans Air Show/Open House 1969
Photo Date:25 May 1969
Photo by:Bob ThomasContact
Photo ID:479871Submit Correction
View count: 272
This HH-3F was lost on 18 February 1979 during a medical evacuation from a Japanese fishing vessel in the North Atlantic. Forced to land in heavy seas, waves overturned the helicopter and only one of the five crew survived.
Registration / Serial:1432
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky HH-3F Pelican (S-61R)
C/n (msn):61597
Operator Titles:USA - Coast Guard
City / Airport:New Orleans - NAS (KNBG / NBG)Map
Region / Country:Louisiana, United States
Photo Date:25 May 1969
Photo by:Bob ThomasContact
Registration / Serial:1432
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-61
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-61 (H-3/HSS-2/Sea King)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky HH-3F Pelican (S-61R)
C/n (msn):61597
Operator Titles:USA - Coast Guard
City / Airport:New Orleans - NAS (KNBG / NBG)Map
Region / Country:Louisiana, United States
Event:NAS New Orleans Air Show/Open House 1969
Photo Date:25 May 1969
Photo by:Bob ThomasContact
Photo ID:479871Submit Correction
View count: 272
This HH-3F was lost on 18 February 1979 during a medical evacuation from a Japanese fishing vessel in the North Atlantic. Forced to land in heavy seas, waves overturned the helicopter and only one of the five crew survived.
Registration / Serial:1432
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky HH-3F Pelican (S-61R)
C/n (msn):61597
Operator Titles:USA - Coast Guard
City / Airport:New Orleans - NAS (KNBG / NBG)Map
Region / Country:Louisiana, United States
Photo Date:25 May 1969
Photo by:Bob ThomasContact