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| Date: | Wednesday 4 November 1987 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky CH-124A Sea King (S-61B) |
| Owner/operator: | Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) |
| Registration: | 12409 |
| MSN: | 61-234 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near CFB Shearwater (CYAW) -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Ditched due to main gear box issues. Recovered and became ground instruction airframe at CFB Borden.
Sources:
https://www.helis.com/database/cn/334/
https://caspir.warplane.com/documents/aircraft/200000416-002.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2009 00:13 | TB | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Dec-2009 12:09 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Aug-2011 07:10 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 21-Dec-2012 11:14 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Mar-2025 17:24 | Tetrapack | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
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