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Sikorsky SH-3A Sea King 152120 HS-6 ‘Indians’ Modex 502 Code NS of CVGS-53 assigned to CVS-14 USS Ticonderoga. “Zapped” by the Royal Canadian Navy with red maple leaf emblems stuck on its nose and the front number altered from ‘502’ to read ‘508’ or ‘50B’. An indication of perhaps having being in contact with a Canadian military organization. The naval vessel with the hull number 19 was the then brand new USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) who’s homeport was San Diego, California. So this will be Naval Base North Island. Cannot find online info about the incident other than this Flickr post: live.staticflickr.com/8473/8091632564_ae4feca910_b.jpg SH-3A Sea King 152120 HS-6 ‘Indians’ Modex 502 Code NS of CVSG-53. Image dated 27 April 1971. Upended in the Pacific Ocean with emergency flotation bags deployed. www.gonavy.jp/navy/sqn/HSC06.html CVSG-53 Code NS & HS-6 Deployments aboard CVS-14 USS Ticonderoga closest to the date 27 April 1971. July 1970 – July 1970 SH-3A CVS-14 USS Ticonderoga with CVSG-53 Coded NS-50x - off the California coast Aug 1970 – Aug 1970 SH-3A CVS-14 USS Ticonderoga with CVSG-53 Coded NS-50x - off the California coast After that HS-6 it served with CVW-7 aboard CVA-62 USS Independence in the Mediterranean. Sept 1971-March 1972. Sparse online record of the aircraft here – it was recovered refurbished and sold on to Argentina: www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries19.html 152120 (MSN 61314) HS-6 "Indians"; code NS-305. (1969) SOC April 28, 1971. To Argentine Navy 2008 as 0881; code 2-H-240. www.helis.com/database/cn/22711/ www.rotorspot.nl/product/s61.php 1971-04-28 USN fate unknown 28 April 1971 Stricken from US Navy list. c/n 61-314 Helicopter Sikorsky SH-3A Sea King Serial 61-314 Register 152120 To Argentine Navy 2008 as 0881

This one isn't a Sikorsky. It is a British-built Westland Sea King AEW Mk2.

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