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| Date: | Thursday 22 February 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky CHSS-2 Sea King (S-61B) |
| Owner/operator: | Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) |
| Registration: | 4027 |
| MSN: | 61-330 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean off Puerto Rico -
 Puerto Rico
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) |
| HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) |
Sea King (4027) of HS 50 was operating from the aircraft carrier HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) on exercise with the submarine HMCS Onondaga (S 73) when it experienced an engine failure and settled into the water. The crew made three attempts to get airborne again, but then rolled over when one of the floatation bags failed. The two pilots, two naval air crewmen and two observers aboard bailed out, were rescued by the submarine and later returned to the carrier by a HO4S rescue helicopter.
The wrecked Sea King was hoisted aboard HMCS Bonaventure, washed with fresh water and later flown by a USAF C-124 Globemaster to Canadian Pratt & Whitney (CP&W), Montreal. However, due to salt water corrosion could not be returned to service and used as instructional airframe.
Sources:
https://www.helis.com/database/cn/8143/
https://caspir.warplane.com/documents/aircraft/200000416-002.pdf
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HMCS_Bonaventure%27s_downed_Sea_King.jpg
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Dec-2009 12:38 | TB | Added |
| 25-Aug-2011 05:04 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 25-Aug-2011 05:05 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 02-Mar-2025 13:40 | Tetrapack | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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