CH-113 Labrador water rescue capability video

[armrdsoul77]

Interesting video (silent) on youtube featuring in-water rescue capability of CH-113 Labrador helicopter(#10404). Looks to be from the '60's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-zKgb60_yE

 

[Colin Parkinson]

I seen the Lab, dip their stern in the water to launch and recover the inflatable, but not the full blown sitting in the water, likely as there getting old and the buoyancy chambers would leak. I also notice the Crashboat in the background is white, but not yet fitted with the canopy over the outside steering station. As far as I am aware, all our Crashboats, went from RCAF Black and Yellow to Marine Service grey hull and yellow housework?

 

[Good2Golf]

Interesting video (silent) on youtube featuring in-water rescue capability of CH-113 Labrador helicopter(#10404). Looks to be from the '60's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-zKgb60_yE

Interesting video.  RCAF obviously excited to get a new aircraft.

Very interesting water entry technique by the SAR Techs...I looked like they completely unfastened their harness and free-fell/dropped  (higher for #2) into the water. 

 

[armrdsoul77]

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[troyak]

We had to do a water landing quarterly for currency. Originally each Sqn would designate a water bird and tape up all the seems to try and stop excess water from entering. All crews would have to get their currencies done in a week or so. But a piece of tape came off and was sucked into an engine, so that practice ended, but we still had to do it. But when we took off from the water we would pause and allow all or most of the water to drain out before flying away to prevent the huge C of G change, unlike the video where it flies away immediately.

Water landing and rescues were something that could be done, but I don't think it was ever used.