s51

10 photos tagged s51, from 3 members of Flickr Commons.

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2010

2012

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Sam said:
This must be one of the first service helicopters.
delphido said:
Perfect !!!
Walter B said:
Very cool! This is an amazing shot! God loves you, and Jesus died for you.
Andrew McGeechan said:
One of these performed the first actual rescue using a hoist on 29th of September 1945 when an oil barge with two seamen on board broke lose during a storm near the Sikorsky plant in Bridgeport Connecticut. Test Pilot Dimitry 'Jimmy ' Viner flew an R-5D (43-46642) in 65 mph winds and pulled both men to safety. The first rescue from a carrier was also by one of theses - now designated HOS3S-1 of Squadron HU-2 operating from the USS Leyte (CV-32) Ensign Robert Lynch plucked an F8F Bearcat pilot from the sea on 2nd of November 1948.

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Pablo Trincado said:
amazing antartic serie!
Fatima Deniz said:
muy buena la foto saludos
striped cast said:
WOW , what a beautiful work , excellent data and description .
Felipe_Bezerra said:
wow i didnt know that the navy used helicopters back in '47! great photograph!
Andrew McGeechan said:
Felipe_Bezerra First landing aboard ship by a USN helicopter was in 1943 ! This one is a Vought-Sikorsky R-5 A. soon to be the 'H'-5 Licence produced in Britain as the Westland Dragonfly. The designation 'H' was given to helicopters from 1949

Stig Jarlevik said:
RCAF srial 9607 coded OU607 preserved since it was wfu on April 5th, 1965 Stig