Coded "226" when it operated by HU 21 from HMCS Buckingham on 7 June 1957 (landing trials). Later coded "875" while with HU 21, equipped with loadspeakers. Also with HS 50, coded "253". Stored at CFB Borden, Ontario after being struck off. Later shipped to CFB Penhold, Alberta, reassembled and placed on static display. Reported stored outside, in pieces, at Shearwater Aviation Museum in 1997. On display at this Museum by 2012, coded "855". Pilot of the aircraft at the time of the accident was Lieutenant Donald Neilly." from Canadian Aviation Museum document by Robert Murray LCdr RCN (Ret'd).licences for delivery flights. Based at Bird, Manitoba in 1958 and 1959, operated by Okanagan Helicopters. Noted with 1758:40 logged time in February 1958. Forced landing near Bird at 13:20 on 14 March 1960, following an engine failure. Logged time was then 3648:40. Repaired on site and flown to Bird for further work. Sold to Okanagan Helicopters on 29 March 1966, for $22,150.00. Fitted with radar altimeter in summer of 1968. Severely damaged in autorotation landing after engine failure near Smithers, BC on 18 May 1969. In storage at Prince George in February 1970, not repaired, when Certificate of Airworthiness was cancelled.d on 10 April 1976, while attempting a landing in white out conditions at Prince Patrick Island, NWT. Civil registration cancelled 12 August 1976.ase to Atlantic Helicopters, in July 1971. Converted to Garett turboshaft engine by January 1972. With Nahanni Helicopters of Delta, BC by September 1972. Operated from Fort Simpson, NWT in 1973. Engine failure in flight during fire fighting operations in NWT on 6 July 1973. Heavily damaged when it autorotated into swamp 10 miles south-west of Bennett Field. Repaired, back in service by March 1974. Crashed and burned at 08:15 on 11 April 1975, on King Christen Island, NWT, following an uncontrolled full aft displacement of cyclic stick. Registration canceled on 12 August 1976.archar
2020-07-19 1955-June-10 Taken on Strength
2020-09-29 1968-November-15 Struck off Strength SOS date 15 Nov 1968 confirmed in CASPR - folder "Chickasaw HO4S-3 RCN Service", file "Canada Aviation Museum Aircraft". Inv Card also shows same date.
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