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Back in the middle 70's my squadron HC-3 at NASNI restored a S-52 that we put in the San Diego air museum but burned up in there fire. I might beable to find my pix.

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There seems to be a lot of confusion about the various early Sikorsky models. For clarity:

S-48 (YR-5 and early R-5)

http://www.olive-drab.com/idphoto/id_ph ... korsky.php

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XR-5


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YR-5

S-51 (later R-5 and H-5)

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H-5H (note the ugly fusalage blisters for carrying stretchers internally):
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This one is in Alaska

S-55 (H-19)

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S-58 (H-34)
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The Screaming Mimi:

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I hope this helps.

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Several images didn't load correctly,; let me try again:

XR-5:

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S-48 R-5 SO2S

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From aviastar.org
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S-58 H-34

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Um, the helicopter I'm looking for looks like this:

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That is the Sikorsky R-6, which is basically a cleaned up R-4.
Nash Kelvinator produced the R-6A version which looked very similar.
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Glyn wrote:
That is the Sikorsky R-6, which is basically a cleaned up R-4.
Nash Kelvinator produced the R-6A version which looked very similar.


Yeah, you're right, I guess I got in too much of a hurry. I guess I have to start another thread. :D

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S-51 in a Japanese museum!

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I've read when the H-5G was fully fitted with awinch and other rescue gearit was said to have.."A useful load of several verbal messages".

I wish I'd said that!

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Not to sidetrack but, What the heck is that 30's looking aircraft in the Japanese museum?

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Warbird Kid wrote:
Not to sidetrack but, What the heck is that 30's looking aircraft in the Japanese museum?


I think you'll find it was a record breaking aircraft (distance).
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Noone has a list of R-5/H-5/S-51 survivors?
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I know, off thread, but I assume that the Japanese record breaker is a reproduciton? And how about the Miss Veedol - anyone know the story on that?

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Miss Veedol was a Bellanca, but I think this one is a replica.
The other silver and red aircraft looks like an AN-2, but I don't think it is.
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