Bristol Aeroplane Company - Production Lists

Type 171 - Sycamore

The Bristol Type 171 was the first post-war british helicopter in production, and was manufactured at Filton and Weston-super-Mare.
Models:

Mk.1 - 2 seater, 450hp Pratt and Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior radial engine. First flight July 27 1947. Two prototypes (VL958 & VL963).
Mk.2 - 4 seater, 550hp Alvis Leonides 71 piston engine. First flight September 1949. Third prototype (VW905).
Mk.3 - as Mk.2 shorter nose, widened for 5 seats. (7 built)
HC Mk.10 - Mk.3 Ambulance version for Royal Air Force, with four doors (1 conversion)
HC Mk.11 - Mk.3 Army Communications version (4 built)
HR Mk.12 - Mk.3 Royal Air Force Coastal Command Air-Sea Rescue version (4 built)
HR Mk.13 - as HR Mk.12, with lengthened landing gear and winch (3 built)
HR Mk.14 - as HR Mk.12, with swapped pilot/co-pilot positions, and four doors (86 built)
HR Mk.14B - as HR Mk.14, for Force Aérienne Belge (Belgian Army) for use in the Congo (3 built)
HR Mk.50 - as HR Mk.12, with lengthened landing gear, for Royal Australian Navy (3 built)
HC Mk.51 - as HR Mk.14 for Royal Australian Navy (7 built)
Mk.52 - as HR Mk.14, for Luftwaffe/Marinesfleiger (West German Air Force/Navy) (50 built)
Mk.3A - Civil version of Mk.3, with extra baggage space (2 built)
Mk.4 - as Mk.3A, with lengthened landing gear, swapped pilot/co-pilot positions, and four doors. For B.E.A. (12 built, some converted to HR.14/HR.51)
 
First 95 were built at Filton, remaining built at Weston-super-Mare. 178 in total

Sycamore XJ918 at Cosford 

Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XJ918/8190M, at the RAF Museum Cosford

Sycamore XJ917 at Kemble

Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XJ917 of the Bristol Aero Collection at Kemble, in RAF CFS colours.

 

c/n Model History
12835 Bristol 171 Sycamore Mk.1 VL938
12836 Bristol 171 Sycamore Mk.1 (VL963), G-ALOU, VL963 W/O 08/09/1953 Farnborough, UK
12869 Bristol 171 Sycamore Mk.2 G-AJGU, VW905 scrapped Farnborough, UK 12/1962
12886 Bristol 171 Sycamore Mk.3 G-ALSR, XH682 Royal Aircraft Establishment soc
12887 Bristol 171 Sycamore Mk.3 (G-ALSS), WA576, 7900M, WA576 Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum, Dumfries, UK
12888 Bristol 171 Sycamore Mk.3 (G-ALST), WA577, 7718M, WA577 North East Aircraft Museum, Sunderland, UK
12889 Bristol 171 Sycamore HC Mk.10 (G-ALSU), WA578 soc
12890 Bristol 171 Sycamore HC Mk.11 (G-ALSV), WT923 scrapped 1963
12891 Bristol 171 Sycamore Mk.3 (G-ALSW), WT933, 7709M, WT933 Newark Air Museum, Winthorpe, UK
12892 Bristol 171 Sycamore Mk.3 G-ALSX, (VR-TBS), G-ALSX, G-48/1 The Helicopter Museum, Weston-super-Mare, UK
12893 Bristol 171 Sycamore HC Mk.11 G-ALSY, WT924 scrapped 1963
12894 Bristol 171 Sycamore Mk.3 (G-ALSZ), WV695, A91-1, VH-GVR Moorabbin Air Museum, Moorabbin, Australia (was W/O 25/01/1967 Falls Creek)
12895 Bristol 171 Sycamore HC Mk.11 (G-ALTA), WT925 scrapped 1963
12896 Bristol 171 Sycamore Mk.3 (G-ALTB), WT939 soc
12897 Bristol 171 Sycamore HC Mk.11 (G-ALTC), WT926 scrapped 1953
12898 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.12 (G-ALTD), WV781, 7838M, WV781 Caernarfon Air World, Caernarfon, UK
12899 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.12 (G-ALTE), WV782 W/O
12900 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.12 (G-ALSP), WV783, 7841M, WV783 RAF Museum Reserve Collection and Restoration Centre stored, Wyton, UK
13062 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.12 WV784 soc
13063 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.50 XA219 UK, XA219 Royal Australian Navy. W/O 10/09/1958 Nowra, NSW, Australia.
Used as instructional airframe, and scrapped December 1958
13064 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.50 XA220 UK, XA220 Naval Aviation Museum, Australia
13065 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.50 XA221 UK, XA221 Royal Australian Navy W/O 25/02/1955 Maitland, NSW, Australia
13066 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.13 XD196 Royal Air Force soc
13067 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.13 XD197 Royal Air Force soc
13068 Bristol 171 Sycamore Mk.3A G-AMWG, VH-INQ W/O 04/06/1961 Glengyle, Queensland Australia
13069 Bristol 171 Sycamore Mk.3A G-AMWH W/O 15/08/1964 Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK
13070 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.51 G-AMWI, (XN635), XR592 UK, XR592 Royal Australian Navy, VH-BAW stored, wfu 14/08/1972
13071 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.51 (G-AMWJ), XD653 UK, XD653 Royal Australian Navy, XD653 Naval Aviation Museum, Australia
13144 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XE306 Royal Air Force soc
13145 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XE307 Royal Air Force soc
13146 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.51 XD654 UK, XD654 Royal Australian Navy W/O 04/03/1961 ditched off HMS Hermes
13147 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.51 XD655 UK, XD655 Royal Australian Navy soc
13148 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.51 XD656 UK, XD656 Royal Australian Navy W/O 04/12/1957 ditched off HMAS Melbourne
13149 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XE308 Royal Air Force soc
13150 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XE309 Royal Air Force soc
13151 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XE310 Royal Air Force soc
13152 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XE311 Royal Air Force soc
13153 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XE312 Royal Air Force soc
13194 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 (G-AMWK), XE313 Royal Air Force soc
13195 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 (G-AMWL), XE314 Royal Air Force soc
13196 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 (G-AMWM), XE315 Royal Air Force soc
13197 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 (G-AMWN), XE316 Royal Air Force soc
13198 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 (G-AMWO), XE317 Aeroventure/South Yorkshire Air Museum, Doncaster, UK
13199 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14B G-AMWP, B-1 Force Aérienne Belge W/O 31/03/1960. Callsign OT-ZKA
13200 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14B G-AMWR, B-2 Force Aérienne Belge soc. Callsign OT-ZKB
13201 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14B G-AMWS, B-3 Force Aérienne Belge W/O 20/01/1958. Callsign OT-ZKC
13202 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.51 G-AMWT, A91-2 Royal Australian Air Force soc
13203 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG506, 7852M, XG506 Aeroventure/South Yorkshire Air Museum, Doncaster, UK
13220 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XE318 Royal Air Force soc
13221 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XE319 Royal Air Force soc
13222 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XE320 Royal Air Force soc
13223 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XE321 Royal Air Force soc
13224 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XE322 Royal Air Force soc
13225 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XF265 Royal Air Force soc
13226 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XF266 Royal Air Force soc
13227 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XF267 Royal Air Force soc
13228 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XF268 Royal Air Force soc
13229 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XF269 Royal Air Force soc
13239 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG508 Royal Air Force soc
13240 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XJ363 Royal Air Force soc
13241 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XJ364 Royal Air Force soc
13242 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XJ380, 8628M, XJ380 Montrose Air Station Museum, Montrose
13243 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XJ381 Royal Air Force soc
13244 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XJ382 Royal Air Force soc
13245 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG500 Royal Air Force soc
13246 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG501 Royal Air Force soc
13247 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG502 Museum of Army Flying, Middle Wallop, UK
13248 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 G-AMWU, XJ361 Royal Air Force soc
13264 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG503 Royal Air Force soc
13265 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG504 Royal Air Force Arrived scrapyard Causewayhead 9/1984. Arrived for preservation at Dunblane 1983
13266 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XJ362 Royal Air Force soc
13267 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG505 Royal Air Force soc
13268 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG510 Royal Air Force soc
13269 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG509 Royal Air Force soc. Allocated 7745M
13270 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.51 G-AOBM, CF-HVX, G-18-5, XN448 UK, XN448 Royal Australian Navy, VH-SYC. Air Force Museum, Perth, Australia. Marked XN448
13271 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG511 Royal Air Force soc
13272 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG512 Royal Air Force soc
13273 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG513 Royal Air Force soc
13368 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG514 Royal Air Force soc
13369 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG515, XG515 Royal Air Force soc. Allocated 8008M
13370 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG516 Royal Air Force soc
13371 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG517 Royal Air Force soc
13372 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG518, 8009M, XG518 Norfolk & Sufolk Aviation Museum, Flixton, UK
13373 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG519 Royal Air Force soc
13374 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG520 Royal Air Force soc
13375 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG521 Royal Air Force soc
13376 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG522 Royal Air Force soc
13377 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG523 Norfolk & Sufolk Aviation Museum, Flixton, UK (forward fuselage)
13378 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG538 Royal Air Force soc
13379 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG539 Royal Air Force soc
13380 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG540, 7899M, "XJ385", XG540 Royal Air Force soc. Allocated 8345M
13381 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG541 Royal Air Force soc
13382 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG542 Royal Air Force soc
13383 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG543 Royal Air Force soc
13384 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG544 Castle Motors Collection, Tremar, UK
13385 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG545 Royal Air Force soc
13386 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG546 Royal Air Force soc
13387 Bristol 171 Sycamore HC Mk.14 XG547, 8010M, G-HAPR The Helicopter Museum, Weston-super-Mare, UK. Marked XG547
13388 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG548 Royal Air Force soc
13389 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG549 Royal Air Force soc
13390 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XJ383 Royal Air Force soc
13391 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XJ384 Royal Air Force soc
13392 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XJ385 Royal Air Force soc
13401 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.51 XK902 UK, XK902 Royal Australian Navy W/O 10/01/1958 nr Grafton, NSW, Australia
13402 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XG507 Royal Air Force soc
13403 Bristol 171 Sycamore Mk.4 G-AODL, VH-INO W/O 11/01/1960 Nundle State Forest, Australia
13404 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XJ895 Royal Air Force soc
13405 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XJ896 Royal Air Force soc
13406 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XJ897 Royal Air Force soc
13407 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.51 "XK903", XL507 UK, XL507 Royal Australian Navy W/O 24/05/1957 China Sea (ditched)
13408 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XJ898 Royal Air Force soc
13409 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XJ915, (7910M), XJ915 Royal Air Force soc. Marked 7915M
13410 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XJ916 Royal Air Force soc
13411 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 G-18-117, Luftwaffe AS321, 7801 Luftwaffe soc
13412 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XJ917 Bristol Aero Collection, Kemble, UK
13413 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XJ918, 8190M, XJ918 RAF Museum Cosford, UK
13414 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XJ919 Royal Air Force soc
13415 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XL820 Royal Air Force soc
13416 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 G-18-119, Luftwaffe AS323, 7802 Luftwaffe soc
13417 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XL821 Royal Air Force soc
13438 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XL822 Royal Air Force soc
13439 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 G-18-122, Luftwaffe AS322, AS326, BF322, 7803, D-HFRZ cx
13440 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 G-18-123, AS324 Luftwaffe W/O
13441 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XL823 Royal Air Force soc
13442 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 Luftwaffe BA176, 7804 Luftwaffe Museum stored, Gatow, Berlin
13443 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 Luftwaffe BA177, 7805 Luftwaffe soc
13444 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XL824, 8021M, XL824 Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester
13445 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 Luftwaffe BA178, CD 078, SC208, WE540, LC120, 7806, D-HOPF, D-HAHN Motortechnica, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
13446 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 G-18-130, Luftwaffe GA119, CB204, AS318, SC205, WE543, LC117, 7807, D-HEMD cx
13447 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XL825 Royal Air Force soc
13458 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 G-18-131, Luftwaffe GB 117, AS319 Luftwaffe W/O
13459 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 G-18-132, Luftwaffe GA247, CB021, LC103, 7808, D-HFUM cx
13460 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XL826, (7909M), XL826 Royal Air Force W/O 28/02/1966 Ternhill. Allocated 7916M
13461 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 Luftwaffe DA 391, CB361, AS320, CC070, LC113, 7809 Flugzeug-Oldies, Schwechat, Wien, Austria
13462 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 Luftwaffe DA 392, 7810 Luftwaffe soc
13463 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 G-18-147, Luftwaffe CA 327, AS322, SC205, LC114, 7811, D-HFRO cx
13464 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 AS325 Luftwaffe W/O
13465 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 Luftwaffe AS326, 7812 Luftwaffe soc
13466 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 Luftwaffe BB 176, 7813 Flugausstellung L und P Junior, Hermeskel, Germany (forward fuselage)
13467 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 BB177 Luftwaffe W/O
13468 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XL827 Royal Air Force soc
13469 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 AS327 Luftwaffe W/O
13470 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 Luftwaffe AS328, 7814 Luftwaffe soc
13471 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XL828 Royal Air Force soc
13472 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 Luftwaffe AS329, 7815 Luftwaffe soc
13473 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 AS330, Luftwaffe LC115, 7816, D-HALC cx
13474 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.14 XL829 Bristol Industrial Museum, Bristol
13475 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 G-18-148, Luftwaffe CA328, AS..., SC206, WE545, GD112, 7817, D-HALD, HB-RXB. Marked XG544
13476 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 G-18-149, Luftwaffe BB178, 7818 Fahrzeug-Museum Marxzell, Marxzell, Germany. Marked D-HELM
13477 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 G-18-150, Luftwaffe BD176, 7819 Luftwaffe soc
13478 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 G-18-151, Luftwaffe SC201, 7820 Hubschrauber Museum, Buckeburg, Germany
13479 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 G-18-152, Luftwaffe SC202, 7821, D-HFUM , Altenrhien, Switzerland
13480 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 Luftwaffe SC203, 7822, D-HELF cx
13481 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 Luftwaffe SC204, 7823. on display Luftwaffe, Ahlhorn, Germany
13482 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 G-18-155, Luftwaffe BD177, 7824 Luftwaffe soc
13483 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 G-18-156, Luftwaffe BD178, CD090, LB 102, GD102, 7825, D-HELM, HB-RXA
13484 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 G-18-157, Luftwaffe DB391, 7826 Luftwaffe soc
13485 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 G-18-158, Luftwaffe DB392, LC102, 7827 Luftwaffe soc
13486 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 G-18-159, Luftwaffe CB011, LC105, 7828 Luftwaffe soc
13487 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 G-18-160, Luftwaffe CB012, LC106, 7829 Luftwaffe soc
13488 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 G-18-161, Luftwaffe CC061, LB104 Luftwaffe W/O
13489 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 G-18-162, Luftwaffe CC062, LB 105, 7830 Luftwaffe soc
13490 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 G-18-163, Luftwaffe CC063, LB106 Luftwaffe W/O
13491 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 Luftwaffe CC064, 7831 Luftwaffe soc
13492 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 Luftwaffe CB013, 7832 Luftwaffe soc
13493 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 Luftwaffe CB014, 7833 Flugausstellung L und P Junior, Hermeskeil, Germany. Marked D-HFUM
13494 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 Luftwaffe CC065, 7834 Luftwaffe soc
13495 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 G-18-168, Luftwaffe CC066, LB109 Luftwaffe soc
13496 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 Luftwaffe CB015, 7835 Luftwaffe soc
13497 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 Luftwaffe CB016, LC110 Luftwaffe W/O
13498 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 Luftwaffe CC067, LB110 Luftwaffe W/O
13499 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 Luftwaffe CB017, LC111 Luftwaffe W/O
13500 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 Luftwaffe CB018, LB111 Luftwaffe W/O
13501 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 Luftwaffe CC068, D-HOCI cx
13502 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 Luftwaffe CC069, LB112 Luftwaffe W/O
13503 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.52 Luftwaffe CB019, 7837, (D-HAHN), 7837 Luftwaffe, Landsberg, Germany. Marked LB 105
13504 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.51 G-18-177, UK XN449, XN449 Royal Australian Navy W/O 03/09/1962 Nowra, Australia
13505 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk.51 G-18-178, UK XN540, XN450 Royal Australian Navy stored, Australia

abbreviations:
cx cancelled (fate unknown). soc - struck off charge (fate unknown). W/O written off.

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