Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King

CH-124 Sea King
A CH-124 Sea King of Royal Canadian Air Force in 2016
General information
TypeASW / utility helicopter
National originUnited States / Canada
ManufacturerSikorsky Aircraft
Built byUnited Aircraft of Canada
StatusRetired from service, displayed.
Primary usersCanadian Armed Forces
Number built41
History
Introduction date1963[1]
Retired1 December 2018[2][3]
Developed fromSH-3 Sea King
Two CH-124 Sea Kings approach HMCS Bonaventure in Feb 1968
HMCS Bonaventure's downed CH-124 Sea King in Feb 1968

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. Most CH-124s were assembled in Quebec by United Aircraft of Canada. The CH-124 served with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and Canadian Armed Forces from 1963 to 2018.

  1. ^ Requiem for the Sea King. Retrieved on November 17, 2008.
  2. ^ "Going out with Style" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  3. ^ Jennings, Gareth (18 December 2018). "Canada retires Sea King after 55 years". IHS Jane's 360. London. Archived from the original on 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.