Restored Kaman HH-43B Huskie

Apparently the Olympic Flight Museum out in Washington State has an HH-43B Huskie in vintage 1960's USAF markings that has been restored to fly.

Definitely a unique vintage warbird helicopter!

http://olympicflightmuseum.com/collecti ... Huskie.php

[Fouga23]

Love it!

[Chris Brame]

She's a beaut! Check out all those elaborate markings rendered in the wrong (Arial) font.

(sorry guys - once a proofreader, always a proofreader )

[Larry Kraus]

You can't mistake the sound of one of those machines flying by, although the K-Max is close. Those intermeshing rotors definitely don't sound like any other helicopter or anything else, for that matter.

[C VEICH]

Does anyone know if this is one of the ex-Mosely sprayers out of Arizona?

[Speedy]

Brian Reynolds flies it at the Olympic Airshow every summer. It has the last known pair of airworthy rotors on it, so when those time-out it's grounded forever...unless someone can magically find some new ones. It's very unique to watch fly. It seems to me that the association of Pedro pilots/crew has their annual reunion at the airshow every year to witness the flight...about 10 minutes of passes up and down the show line. I have some photos somewhere of Mexican Bob riding in the right seat from a couple years ago.

[Warbird Kid]

It has the last known pair of airworthy rotors on it

What about this one?



Aren't their a few still flying?

[JohnB]

N4069R was formerly HR-AKL and damaged in a logging accident in 1996. It was repaired by Timber Choppers of Bonners Ferry Idaho (nice guys, years ago I wrote to the asking some Huskie questions and they sent me a neat ballcap with a Huskie on it) It was later used by Terra Helicopters and flew from McMinnville, Oregon to Bonners Ferry for overhaul in late 2006. It was then sold to the museum.

If you're interested in the civil career of all the Huskies (both piston and turbine) I strongly recommend getting a copy of Kaman H-43 Huskie, A Lifetime after Military Service by Johan D. Ragay from the Netherlands.

http://www.flash-aviation.nl or the author's website http://www.h43-huskie.info


I've seen one under restoration by a Mr. Jorgenson of Laclede, Idaho and have also been told his son has one in storage or under restoration In Sandpoint, Idaho. It may be the same machine or there could be two. I've been meaning to stop by Jorgenson's shop but have been dissuaded by a "no trespassing" sign.

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[Jerry O'Neill]

Kaman actually has two.

[Nathan]

Im confused. I thought there were 3 flying in the world. Two being in Texas?