S-61 Ireland 1

The Sikorsky S-61 is a large transport helicopter originally introduced in 1961 as a passenger version of the Sea King.

The S-61L was the non-amphibious version and the S-61N has floats for maritime operations.  The S-61 has been used by several civil and military organisations around the world

The S-61 can carry up to 30 passengers and has two crew as standard.

This example is an S-61N of the Irish Coast Guard 2009.