THE excitement was at fever pitch among the pupils of Newtownshandrum NS for the visit of the S61 Sikorski search and rescue helicopter that landed in Newt... Monday, 2 June 2025 ePaper ...

its entire fleet of more than 80 S76 and S61 aircraft, and to compete for helicopter support work for a worldwide fleet of more than 500 aircraft in this sector. CHC Global Support will also enter ...

Nineteen oil rig workers and two crew members were rescued in July 1988 after an Sikorsky S61 helicopter caught fire and was forced to ditch in the sea. The pilot came down 15 miles east of ...

The last time an acquisition of helicopters on this scale was made was in the 1960s with the purchase of more than 40 Sikorsky S61 A-4 Nuri helicopters for the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF).