Clarification of the details relating to G-ASNL and G-ASNM:
ASNL:
- Registered to BEA in December '63 and transferred to BAH in October '69.
- The craft was ditched on 11th March 1983 in an incident attributed to a failure of a spur gear in the main rotor gearbox leading to a rupture of the gearbox casing. Though she remained afloat after ditching 'Arsenal' sank during the subsequent salvage operation.
- The aircraft was sold to the US in October '83.
- ASNL accident report.
ASNL during her ditching on 11th March 1983
ASNM:
- Registered to BEA in February 1964.
- Destroyed in an incident on 15th November 1970 which was attributed a sudden loss of engine gearbox lubrication resulting in a double engine failure. The aircraft sank within 5 minutes of ditching.
- ASNM accident report.
ASNM at Tees Valley (Teeside) on 31st July 1967 en-route ABZ from EGSM (Beccles)
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