Essene (B)


SIKORSKY(SUD AVIATION) HSS-1 SEABAT (S-58)

c/n: SA185
serial: B-8
Radio callsign: OT-ZKH

 

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20/04/1962 Taken on Charge by Heli Flight at Koksijde AB on behalf of the Belgian Navy Flight
00/04/1971 To Helicopter Squadron, Koksijde AB
13/09/1973 To SABCA SA for IR inspection with 2159,25 flying hours
31/05/1984 Back from SABCA SA with 2166,29 flying hours
00/00/1974 To 40Sqn SAR at Koksijde AB
07/07/1978 To SABCA SA for IR inspection, transport via road (with 2863,27 flying hours)
01/02/1980 Back from SABCA SA (with 2863,27 flying hours)
00/00/1978 Transferred to the Air Force, the demining equipment and the ancher in the roundel removed
00/07/1986 First noted in special color scheme 'Bye Bye' / 'The Last One'
19/07/1986 Last flight of the last operational Sikorsky
19/07/1986 Struck of Charge with 3489,80 flying hours
16/06/1988 First noted as stored at Koksijde AB
00/00/1991 Inaugurated as gate guard at CMV (Centrum voor Militaire Vorming) compound at Koksijde
2007 Still preserved as gate guard at Koksijde AB
   

 

This page was last updated on: 16-Oct-2007