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Sikorsky S-61

Index Sikorsky S-61

The Sikorsky S-61L and S-61N are civil variants of the SH-3 Sea King military helicopter. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 117 relations: AAR Corp, Aerial crane, Afghanistan, Air Greenland, Airliner, Anaheim, California, Anti-submarine warfare, Argentine Air Force, Associated Press, Atlantic Ocean, Bangladesh, Barisal, Boeing Rotorcraft Systems, Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight, Bogra, Brent Spar, Bristow Helicopters, British Airways Helicopters, British Caledonian, British International Helicopters, Canadian Coast Guard, Carson Helicopters, Celtic Sea, Chandpur, Bangladesh, Channel Islands, CHC Helicopter, CHC Helikopter Service, Chicago Helicopter Airways, Chittagong, Civil aviation authority, Cobham (company), Compton, California, Cougar Helicopters, Croman Corporation, Dhaka, East Pakistan, Fatigue (material), Federal Aviation Administration, Floatplane, Gatwick Airport, General Electric T58, Glass cockpit, Halifax Stanfield International Airport, Hatiya Upazila, Hawaii, Heathrow Airport, Heathrow Airport Holdings, Helicopter, Helijet, Heliport, ... Expand index (67 more) »

  2. 1950s United States civil utility aircraft
  3. 1950s United States helicopters
  4. Amphibious helicopters
  5. Search and rescue helicopters

AAR Corp

AAR Corp. is an American provider of aircraft maintenance services to commercial and government customers worldwide.

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Aerial crane

An aerial crane or flying crane is a helicopter used to lift heavy or awkward loads.

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Afghanistan

Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia.

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Air Greenland

Air Greenland A/S (formerly named Grønlandsfly), also known as Greenlandair, is the flag carrier of Greenland, owned by the Greenlandic Government.

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Airliner

An airliner is a type of airplane for transporting passengers and air cargo.

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Anaheim, California

Anaheim is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States, part of the Greater Los Angeles area.

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Anti-submarine warfare

Anti-submarine warfare (ASW, or in the older form A/S) is a branch of underwater warfare that uses surface warships, aircraft, submarines, or other platforms, to find, track, and deter, damage, or destroy enemy submarines.

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Argentine Air Force

The Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Argentina, or simply FAA) is the air force of Argentina and one of three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic.

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about.

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia.

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Barisal

Barisal (or; বরিশাল), officially known as Barishal, is a major city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh.

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Boeing Rotorcraft Systems

Boeing Rotorcraft Systems (formerly Boeing Helicopters and before that Boeing Vertol) is the former name of an American aircraft manufacturer, now known as Vertical Lift division of Boeing Defense, Space & Security.

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Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight

The Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight is an American medium-lift tandem-rotor transport helicopter powered by twin turboshaft engines. Sikorsky S-61 and Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight are twin-turbine helicopters.

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Bogra

Bogra (বগুড়া), officially known as Bogura, is a city located in Bogra District, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh.

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Brent Spar

Brent Spar, known as Brent "E", was a North Sea oil storage and tanker loading buoy in the Brent oilfield, operated by Shell UK.

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Bristow Helicopters

Bristow Helicopters Limited is a British civil helicopter operator originally based at Aberdeen Airport, Scotland, which is currently a part of the U.S.-based Bristow Group (S&P 600 component) which in turn has its corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas, U.S. In 2020, Bristow Group was merged with Era Helicopters, a large U.S.-based commercial helicopter operator that was previously a division of Era Aviation, with the two companies then continuing to use the Bristow name.

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British Airways Helicopters

British Airways Helicopters was a British helicopter airline from 1964 to 1986.

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British Caledonian

British Caledonian (BCal) was a private independent airline in the United Kingdom that operated from 1970 until it merged with British Airways in 1988.

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British International Helicopters

British International Helicopter Services (BIH), owned by Bristow Group, is a British-owned helicopter operator.

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Canadian Coast Guard

The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG; Garde côtière canadienne, GCC) is the coast guard of Canada.

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Carson Helicopters

Carson Helicopters, Inc is a helicopter operating company based in Perkasie, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Celtic Sea

The Celtic Sea is the area of the Atlantic Ocean off the southern coast of Ireland bounded to the north by Saint George's Channel; other limits include the Bristol Channel, the English Channel, and the Bay of Biscay, as well as adjacent portions of Wales, Cornwall, and Brittany.

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Chandpur, Bangladesh

Chandpur is a city and district headquarter of Chandpur District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.

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Channel Islands

The Channel Islands are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy.

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CHC Helicopter

CHC Helicopter is a Texas-based helicopter services company.

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CHC Helikopter Service

CHC Helikopter Service, previously CHC Norway, CHC Helikopter Service and Helikopter Service is the Norwegian division of CHC Helicopter Corporation.

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Chicago Helicopter Airways

Chicago Helicopter Airways was a short-hop commuter service that ran between O'Hare International Airport, Chicago Midway International Airport, Meigs Field, Winnetka, Illinois, and Gary, Indiana from 12 November 1956 to 1974.

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Chittagong

Chittagong, officially Chattogram (Côṭṭôgrām, Chittagonian: চাটগাঁও Sāṭgão), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh.

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Civil aviation authority

A civil aviation authority (CAA) is a national or supranational statutory authority that oversees the regulation of civil aviation, including the maintenance of an aircraft register.

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Cobham (company)

Cobham Limited is a British aerospace manufacturing company based in Bournemouth, England.

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Compton, California

Compton is a city located in the Gateway Cities region of southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, situated south of downtown Los Angeles.

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Cougar Helicopters

Cougar Helicopters (a VIH Aviation Group Company) is a St. John's based commercial helicopter company servicing offshore oil and gas fields off the coast of Newfoundland.

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Croman Corporation

Croman Corporation is a helicopter operating company based in White City, Oregon, United States.

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Dhaka

Dhaka (or; Ḍhākā), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh.

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East Pakistan

East Pakistan was the eastern province of Pakistan between 1955 and 1971, covering the territory of the modern country Bangladesh.

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Fatigue (material)

In materials science, fatigue is the initiation and propagation of cracks in a material due to cyclic loading.

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Federal Aviation Administration

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is a U.S. federal government agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation which regulates civil aviation in the United States and surrounding international waters.

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Floatplane

A floatplane is a type of seaplane with one or more slender floats mounted under the fuselage to provide buoyancy.

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Gatwick Airport

London Gatwick, also known as Gatwick Airport, is the secondary international airport serving London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom.

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General Electric T58

The General Electric T58 is an American turboshaft engine developed for helicopter use.

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Glass cockpit

A glass cockpit is an aircraft cockpit that features an array of electronic (digital) flight instrument displays, typically large LCD screens, rather than traditional analog dials and gauges.

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Halifax Stanfield International Airport

Halifax Stanfield International Airport is a Canadian airport in Goffs, Nova Scotia, a rural community of the Halifax Regional Municipality.

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Hatiya Upazila

Hatiya (হাতিয়া) is an upazila (sub-district) of Noakhali District in Bangladesh's Chittagong Division.

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Hawaii

Hawaii (Hawaii) is an island state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland.

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Heathrow Airport

Heathrow Airport, called London Airport until 1966, is the main international airport serving London, the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Heathrow Airport Holdings

Heathrow Airport Holdings is a company that operates and manages Heathrow Airport based in London, England.

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Helicopter

A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by horizontally spinning rotors.

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Helijet

Helijet International is a helicopter airline and charter service based in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.

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Heliport

A heliport, sometimes termed a vertiport, is a small airport suitable for use by helicopters and various types of vertical lift aircraft.

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His Majesty's Coastguard

His Majesty's Coastguard (HMCG) is the section of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency responsible, through the Secretary of State for Transport to Parliament, for the initiation and co-ordination of all maritime search and rescue (SAR) within the UK Maritime Search and Rescue Region.

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Hypothermia

Hypothermia is defined as a body core temperature below in humans.

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Indonesian Air Force

The Indonesian Air Force (Indonesian National Military-Air Force) sometimes shortened as IDAF / IdAF, is the aerial branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces.

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Iraq

Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia and a core country in the geopolitical region known as the Middle East.

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Irish Air Corps

The Air Corps (An tAerchór) is the air force of Ireland.

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Irish Coast Guard

The Irish Coast Guard (IRCG; Garda Cósta na hÉireann) is part of the Department of Transport in the Republic of Ireland.

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Isle of Portland

The Isle of Portland is a tied island, long by wide, in the English Channel.

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Isles of Scilly

The Isles of Scilly (label, Enesek Syllan, or Enesow Syllan) are a small archipelago off the southwestern tip of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

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Kangerlussuaq

Kangerlussuaq (Søndre Strømfjord), is a settlement in western Greenland in the Qeqqata municipality located at the head of the fjord of the same name.

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Kauai

Kauai, anglicized as Kauai, is one of the main Hawaiian Islands.

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KLM Helikopters

KLM Helikopters N.V. was a Dutch civil helicopter operator founded in 1965, and was wholly owned subsidiary of KLM.

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Kushtia

Kushtia (কুষ্টিয়া) is a city in the Khulna Division of southwestern Bangladesh.

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La Palma

La Palma, also known as La isla bonita and historically San Miguel de La Palma, is the most northwesterly island of the Canary Islands, Spain, which is a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in Macaronesia in the North Atlantic Ocean.

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Lebanese Air Force

The Lebanese Air Force (LAF) (Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Lubnaniyya) is the aerial warfare branch of the Lebanese Armed Forces.

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Lee-on-the-Solent

Lee-on-the-Solent, often referred to as Lee-on-Solent, is a seaside district of the borough of Gosport in Hampshire, England, about five miles (8 km) west of Portsmouth.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Los Angeles Airways

Los Angeles Airways (LAA) was a helicopter airline founded in October 1947 and based in Westchester, California, which offered service to area airports throughout Southern California.

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Los Angeles Airways Flight 417

Los Angeles Airways Flight 417 was a Sikorsky S-61 helicopter that crashed on August 14, 1968 in the city of Compton, California.

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Los Angeles Airways Flight 841

Los Angeles Airways Flight 841 was a Sikorsky S-61 helicopter that crashed at 5:50 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, 1968, in the city of Paramount, California.

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Los Angeles International Airport

Los Angeles International Airport is the primary international airport serving Los Angeles and its surrounding metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of California.

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M25 motorway

The M25 or London Orbital Motorway is a major road encircling most of Greater London.

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Maiden flight

The maiden flight, also known as first flight, of an aircraft is the first occasion on which it leaves the ground under its own power.

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Maritime Safety and Rescue Society

The Sociedad de Salvamento y Seguridad Marítima (literally: Maritime Safety and Rescue Society), also known as SASEMAR or Salvamento Marítimo, is a sea search and rescue agency that operates in Spain.

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MetLife Building

The MetLife Building (also 200 Park Avenue and formerly the Pan Am Building) is a skyscraper at Park Avenue and 45th Street, north of Grand Central Terminal, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City.

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Mil Mi-14

The Mil Mi-14 (Миль Ми-14, NATO reporting name: Haze) is a Soviet shore-based nuclear-capable amphibious anti-submarine helicopter derived from the earlier Mi-8. Sikorsky S-61 and Mil Mi-14 are amphibious helicopters and twin-turbine helicopters.

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Mongla Upazila

Mongla (মংলা) is an upazila of Bagerhat District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

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NACA airfoil

The NACA airfoil series is a set of standardized airfoil shapes developed by this agency, which became widely used in the design of aircraft wings.

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National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure

The National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (Disaster Countermeasure National Agency), abbreviated as BNPB, is the Indonesian board for natural disaster affairs.

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National Transportation Safety Board

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is an independent U.S. government investigative agency responsible for civil transportation accident investigation.

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New York Airways

New York Airways was an American helicopter airline in the New York City area, founded in 1949 as a mail and cargo carrier.

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Nitrogen

Nitrogen is a chemical element; it has symbol N and atomic number 7.

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North Sea

The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France.

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Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is a province of Canada, located on its east coast.

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Nuuk

Nuuk (Nuuk, formerly Godthåb) is the capital of and most populous city in Greenland, an autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark.

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Oil rig

An oil rig is any kind of apparatus constructed for oil drilling.

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Owls Head, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Owls Head is a community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

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Paamiut

Paamiut, formerly Frederikshåb, is a town in southwestern Greenland in the Sermersooq municipality.

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Pacific Missile Range Facility

The Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands is a U.S. naval facility and airport located five nautical miles (9 km) northwest of the central business district of Kekaha, in Kauai County, Hawaii, United States.

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Padma Division

Padma Division (পদ্মা বিভাগ) is a proposed administrative division within Bangladesh for the southern parts of the existing Dhaka Division, comprising Faridpur, Gopalganj, Madaripur, Rajbari, and Shariatpur Districts of Dhaka Division.

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Pakistan International Airlines

Pakistan International Airlines (پاکستان انٹرنیشنل ایئر لائنز; abbreviated PIA, پی‌آئی‌اے) is an international airline which is the government-owned flag carrier of Pakistan.

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Pakistan International Airlines Flight 17

Pakistan International Airlines Flight 17 was a scheduled domestic flight from Dacca to Faridpur in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) operated by a Sikorsky S-61 twin-engined helicopter of Pakistan International Airlines.

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Paramount, California

Paramount is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

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Penzance Heliport

Penzance Heliport is located northeast of Penzance, Cornwall.

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San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines

San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines (also known as SFO Helicopter Airlines and SFO Helicopter) was a helicopter airline service offering scheduled passenger flights between San Francisco, Oakland, and other Bay Area cities.

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Sandwip

Sandwip (Shondip) is an island located along the southeastern coast of Bangladesh in the Chittagong District.

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Search and rescue

Search and rescue (SAR) is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger.

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Secretary of State for Transport

The secretary of state for transport, also referred to as the transport secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with overall responsibility for the policies of the Department for Transport.

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Shasta–Trinity National Forest

The Shasta–Trinity National Forest is a federally designated forest in northern California, United States.

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Shell plc

Shell plc is a British multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London, England.

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Sikorsky Aircraft

Sikorsky Aircraft is an American aircraft manufacturer based in Stratford, Connecticut.

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Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King

The Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King (formerly CHSS-2) is a twin-engined anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter designed for shipboard use by Canadian naval forces, based on the US Navy's SH-3 Sea King. Sikorsky S-61 and Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King are Sikorsky aircraft and twin-turbine helicopters.

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Sikorsky HH-52 Seaguard

The Sikorsky HH-52 Seaguard (company designation S-62) was an early amphibious helicopter designed and produced by American helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft. Sikorsky S-61 and Sikorsky HH-52 Seaguard are amphibious helicopters, search and rescue helicopters and Sikorsky aircraft.

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Sikorsky S-61R

The Sikorsky S-61R is a twin-engine helicopter used in transport or search and rescue roles. Sikorsky S-61 and Sikorsky S-61R are aircraft first flown in 1959, amphibious helicopters, search and rescue helicopters, Sikorsky aircraft and twin-turbine helicopters.

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Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King

The Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King (company designation S-61) is an American twin-engined anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter designed and built by Sikorsky Aircraft. Sikorsky S-61 and Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King are 1950s United States helicopters, aircraft first flown in 1959, amphibious helicopters, Sikorsky aircraft and twin-turbine helicopters.

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Sirajganj

Sirajganj is a city in north-western Bangladesh on the right bank of the Jamuna River, located in Rajshahi Division.

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St Mary's, Isles of Scilly

St Mary's (The Mainland) is the largest and most populous island of the Isles of Scilly, an archipelago off the southwest coast of Cornwall in England, United Kingdom.

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Stornoway

Stornoway (Steòrnabhagh; Stornowa) is the main town, and by far the largest town, of the Outer Hebrides (or Western Isles), and the capital of Lewis and Harris in Scotland.

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Subsidy

A subsidy or government incentive is a type of government expenditure for individuals and households, as well as businesses with the aim of stabilizing the economy.

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Sumburgh

Sumburgh is a small settlement in the Shetland Islands, Scotland.

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Sumburgh Airport

Sumburgh Airport is the main airport serving Shetland in Scotland.

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Tenerife

Tenerife (formerly spelled Teneriffe) is the largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands.

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Turboshaft

A turboshaft engine is a form of gas turbine that is optimized to produce shaft horsepower rather than jet thrust.

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United States Department of State

The United States Department of State (DOS), or simply the State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations.

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Western Cape

The Western Cape (Wes-Kaap; iNtshona-Koloni) is a province of South Africa, situated on the south-western coast of the country.

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Westland Sea King

The Westland WS-61 Sea King is a British licence-built version of the American Sikorsky S-61 helicopter of the same name, built by Westland Helicopters. Sikorsky S-61 and Westland Sea King are amphibious helicopters, search and rescue helicopters and twin-turbine helicopters.

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1983 British Airways Helicopters Sikorsky S-61 crash

On 16 July 1983 a British Airways Helicopters commercial Sikorsky S-61 helicopter, Oscar November (G-BEON), crashed in the southern Celtic Sea, in the Atlantic Ocean, while en route from Penzance to St Mary's, Isles of Scilly in poor visibility.

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1988 British International Helicopters Sikorsky S-61N crash

G-BEID was a Sikorsky S-61N helicopter of British International Helicopters which made a controlled ditching in the sea northeast of Sumburgh on 13 July 1988 following an engine fire.

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See also

1950s United States civil utility aircraft

1950s United States helicopters

Amphibious helicopters

Search and rescue helicopters

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_S-61

Also known as Agusta-Sikorsky AS-61N-1 Silver, Agusta-Sikorsky S-61A-4, Sikorsky S-61 Payloader, Sikorsky S-61 Shortsky, Sikorsky S-61 Triton, Sikorsky S-61A, Sikorsky S-61L, Sikorsky S-61L Mk II, Sikorsky S-61L/N, Sikorsky S-61N, Sikorsky S-61N Mk II, Sikorsky S-61T Triton, Sikorsky S61.

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