Location: Heliport Liège

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: this factory fresh Sikorsky was on November 26 1956 registered to Sabena and arrived at Brussels Airport (Melsbroek) a few weeks earlier, namely on November 7. Here seen in their full outfit on a pax schedule from Liège heliport. In its career it had three accidents whereby on the first two occasions it was afterwards repaired. Here a report (in French) can be found of the second accident which did occur on July 4 1958 at Glabbeek (Belgium). During a test flight from Evere on May 5 1961 it was definite damaged beyond repair but luckely without casualties of the two strong crew and it was cancelled from the register on June 22 of the same year.