Arsenal and Arsenam (two former BEA S61's) debuted on this thread back on page
26.
Besides being among BEA's first 61's these sister ships were known for their love of the sea!
On 15th November 1970 G-ASNM ditched in the North Sea 50 miles to the east of Aberdeen due to a gearbox lubrication failure (accident report
here).
13 years later, on 11th March 1983, G-ASNL followed suit ditching 75 miles north east of Aberdeen - also due to a gearbox lubrication failure although this time it was identified that this had been caused by the failure of a spur gear (accident report
here).
G-ASNM undergoing 'amphibious capability testing' prior to entering service on the Scilly Isles route in 1964
G-ASNL arrives at St. Mary's Heliport in the Scillies
A pleasant shot of Arsenam at Battersea to follow soon.