25 results found
Registration / Serial:A80-374
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5117
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Point Cook (YMPC)Map
Region / Country:Victoria, Australia
Collection:RAAF Museum
Photo Date:9 November 2023
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Photo ID:703112Submit Correction
View count: 59
Delivered in 1951, with 22 Sqdn then ARDU and 81 Wing from 1961. To Wagga Wagga as an instructional airframe in 1964
Registration / Serial:A80-374
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5117
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Point Cook (YMPC)Map
Region / Country:Victoria, Australia
Photo Date:9 November 2023
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Registration / Serial:A80-374
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5117
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Point Cook (YMPC)Map
Region / Country:Victoria, Australia
Collection:RAAF Museum
Photo Date:9 November 2023
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Photo ID:703112Submit Correction
View count: 59
Delivered in 1951, with 22 Sqdn then ARDU and 81 Wing from 1961. To Wagga Wagga as an instructional airframe in 1964
Registration / Serial:A80-374
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5117
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Point Cook (YMPC)Map
Region / Country:Victoria, Australia
Photo Date:9 November 2023
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Registration / Serial:N4926E
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5105
City / Airport:Sebring - Regional (KSEF / SEF)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:16 November 1983
Photo by:Paul SeymourContact
Photo ID:691725Submit Correction
View count: 85
Registered as NC92803 in 1946 before delivery to the US Coast Guard as HO3S-1G 233. Later 1233. Registered as N4926E in 1960. Damaged in an accident at Fort Lauderdale, FL in 1971 and stored there. Moved to Sebring, FL by 1983. Reregistered as N65760 in 1993. Preserved at McMinnville, OR from 2006 in US Coast Guard colours as 233.
Registration / Serial:N4926E
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5105
City / Airport:Sebring - Regional (KSEF / SEF)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:16 November 1983
Photo by:Paul SeymourContact
Registration / Serial:N4926E
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5105
City / Airport:Sebring - Regional (KSEF / SEF)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:16 November 1983
Photo by:Paul SeymourContact
Photo ID:691725Submit Correction
View count: 85
Registered as NC92803 in 1946 before delivery to the US Coast Guard as HO3S-1G 233. Later 1233. Registered as N4926E in 1960. Damaged in an accident at Fort Lauderdale, FL in 1971 and stored there. Moved to Sebring, FL by 1983. Reregistered as N65760 in 1993. Preserved at McMinnville, OR from 2006 in US Coast Guard colours as 233.
Registration / Serial:N4926E
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5105
City / Airport:Sebring - Regional (KSEF / SEF)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:16 November 1983
Photo by:Paul SeymourContact
Registration / Serial:N155Z
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):Not known
Operator Titles:US Forest Service - USFS
City / Airport:Van Nuys (KVNY / VNY)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:April 1957
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:678399Submit Correction
View count: 84
The photographer framed the Pinwheel helicopter (see photo 678360) with this S-51 of the US Forest Service. Other shots show the reg clearly as N155Z but it's not listed by the FAA or anywhere else. From 1960 N155Z was worn by a C-46 Commando that the FAA has also forgotten about. Photo by: Ralph Crane / Life
Registration / Serial:N155Z
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):Not known
Operator Titles:US Forest Service - USFS
City / Airport:Van Nuys (KVNY / VNY)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:April 1957
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:N155Z
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):Not known
Operator Titles:US Forest Service - USFS
City / Airport:Van Nuys (KVNY / VNY)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:April 1957
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:678399Submit Correction
View count: 84
The photographer framed the Pinwheel helicopter (see photo 678360) with this S-51 of the US Forest Service. Other shots show the reg clearly as N155Z but it's not listed by the FAA or anywhere else. From 1960 N155Z was worn by a C-46 Commando that the FAA has also forgotten about. Photo by: Ralph Crane / Life
Registration / Serial:N155Z
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):Not known
Operator Titles:US Forest Service - USFS
City / Airport:Van Nuys (KVNY / VNY)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:April 1957
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:NC92809
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5116
Operator Titles:Skyway
City / Heliport:Boston - Motor Mart Garage Heliport
Region / Country:Massachusetts, United States
Photo Date:16 April 1947 to 31 August 1947
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:637094Submit Correction
View count: 258
A very interesting photo as Skyway from Providence, Massachusetts, operated the world's first helicopter passenger service apparently between Logan airport and this garage rooftop in central Boston. A trial flight was made on 16 April 1947 and commercial runs started within days, but were suspended after four months. NC92809 was reportedly the company's sole helicopter. It went to the US Coast Guard as 230, one of four S-51s returned to the manufacturer after commercial failures and sold to the USCG as HO3S-1G Dragonflies. Photo by: Leslie Jones / Boston Public Library
Registration / Serial:NC92809
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5116
Operator Titles:Skyway
City / Heliport:Boston - Motor Mart Garage Heliport
Region / Country:Massachusetts, United States
Photo Date:16 April 1947 to 31 August 1947
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:NC92809
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5116
Operator Titles:Skyway
City / Heliport:Boston - Motor Mart Garage Heliport
Region / Country:Massachusetts, United States
Photo Date:16 April 1947 to 31 August 1947
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:637094Submit Correction
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A very interesting photo as Skyway from Providence, Massachusetts, operated the world's first helicopter passenger service apparently between Logan airport and this garage rooftop in central Boston. A trial flight was made on 16 April 1947 and commercial runs started within days, but were suspended after four months. NC92809 was reportedly the company's sole helicopter. It went to the US Coast Guard as 230, one of four S-51s returned to the manufacturer after commercial failures and sold to the USCG as HO3S-1G Dragonflies. Photo by: Leslie Jones / Boston Public Library
Registration / Serial:NC92809
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5116
Operator Titles:Skyway
City / Heliport:Boston - Motor Mart Garage Heliport
Region / Country:Massachusetts, United States
Photo Date:16 April 1947 to 31 August 1947
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:AR1
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5102
Operator Titles:France - Navy
Location:Not known
Country:Not known
Photo Date:July 1951 to March 1953
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:557754Submit Correction
View count: 276
Two of the earliest S-51s were acquired by the French navy in 1951 and 1952, receiving serials AR.1 (c/n 5102) and AR.2 (c/n 5106). AR.1 was damaged in Djibouti on 7 September 1951 while presumably on its way to Indochina with the aircraft carrier Arromanches. AR.2 did make it to Indochina later. Both helicopters withdrawn from use at Saint-Raphaël, France in March 1955.
Registration / Serial:AR1
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5102
Operator Titles:France - Navy
Location:Not known
Country:Not known
Photo Date:July 1951 to March 1953
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:AR1
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5102
Operator Titles:France - Navy
Location:Not known
Country:Not known
Photo Date:July 1951 to March 1953
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:557754Submit Correction
View count: 276
Two of the earliest S-51s were acquired by the French navy in 1951 and 1952, receiving serials AR.1 (c/n 5102) and AR.2 (c/n 5106). AR.1 was damaged in Djibouti on 7 September 1951 while presumably on its way to Indochina with the aircraft carrier Arromanches. AR.2 did make it to Indochina later. Both helicopters withdrawn from use at Saint-Raphaël, France in March 1955.
Registration / Serial:AR1
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5102
Operator Titles:France - Navy
Location:Not known
Country:Not known
Photo Date:July 1951 to March 1953
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:8-1
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5133
Operator Titles:Netherlands - Navy
Aircraft Name:Jezebel
Location:Not known
Country:Netherlands
Photo Date:February 1953
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:545430Submit Correction
View count: 293
1953 flood disaster in southwestern Netherlands. Ex PH-HAA, 8-1 (H-1) Jezebel was the country's sole helicopter at the time. Foreign helicopters also came to the rescue, including machines of the Royal Navy, US Army and Sabena. Photo from: Zeeuws Archief
Registration / Serial:8-1
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5133
Operator Titles:Netherlands - Navy
Location:Not known
Country:Netherlands
Photo Date:February 1953
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:8-1
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5133
Operator Titles:Netherlands - Navy
Aircraft Name:Jezebel
Location:Not known
Country:Netherlands
Photo Date:February 1953
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:545430Submit Correction
View count: 293
1953 flood disaster in southwestern Netherlands. Ex PH-HAA, 8-1 (H-1) Jezebel was the country's sole helicopter at the time. Foreign helicopters also came to the rescue, including machines of the Royal Navy, US Army and Sabena. Photo from: Zeeuws Archief
Registration / Serial:8-1
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5133
Operator Titles:Netherlands - Navy
Location:Not known
Country:Netherlands
Photo Date:February 1953
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:A1
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):51102
Operator Titles:South Africa - Air Force
City / Airport:Swartkop (FASK)Map
Country:South Africa
Collection:South African Air Force Museum
Photo Date:22 September 2022
Photo by:Fred WillemsenContact
Photo ID:501103Submit Correction
View count: 230
Registration / Serial:A1
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):51102
Operator Titles:South Africa - Air Force
City / Airport:Swartkop (FASK)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:22 September 2022
Photo by:Fred WillemsenContact
Registration / Serial:A1
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):51102
Operator Titles:South Africa - Air Force
City / Airport:Swartkop (FASK)Map
Country:South Africa
Collection:South African Air Force Museum
Photo Date:22 September 2022
Photo by:Fred WillemsenContact
Photo ID:501103Submit Correction
View count: 230
Registration / Serial:A1
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):51102
Operator Titles:South Africa - Air Force
City / Airport:Swartkop (FASK)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:22 September 2022
Photo by:Fred WillemsenContact
Registration / Serial:A80-1
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5127
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Seaplane Base:Rathmines - Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:January 1948 to October 1951
Photo from:David Caughey CollectionContact
Photo ID:413289Submit Correction
View count: 348
Crashed November 1951.
Registration / Serial:A80-1
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5127
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Seaplane Base:Rathmines - Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:January 1948 to October 1951
Photo from:David Caughey CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:A80-1
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5127
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Seaplane Base:Rathmines - Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:January 1948 to October 1951
Photo from:David Caughey CollectionContact
Photo ID:413289Submit Correction
View count: 348
Crashed November 1951.
Registration / Serial:A80-1
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5127
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Seaplane Base:Rathmines - Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:January 1948 to October 1951
Photo from:David Caughey CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:NC92813
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5139
Operator Titles:L A Airways - Los Angeles Airways
City / Heliport:Los Angeles - Terminal Annex Heliport (54L) (closed)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:1 October 1947
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:362455Submit Correction
View count: 409
Taking off from the roof of the Terminal Annex post office in downtown LA, inaugurating a helicopter air mail service that was sustained for some time. Sister ship NC92812 crashed here on 21 January 1949 due to improper distribution of its load of 44 mail pouches. Photo from: Los Angeles Times
Registration / Serial:NC92813
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5139
Operator Titles:L A Airways - Los Angeles Airways
City / Heliport:Los Angeles - Terminal Annex Heliport (54L) (closed)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:1 October 1947
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:NC92813
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5139
Operator Titles:L A Airways - Los Angeles Airways
City / Heliport:Los Angeles - Terminal Annex Heliport (54L) (closed)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:1 October 1947
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:362455Submit Correction
View count: 409
Taking off from the roof of the Terminal Annex post office in downtown LA, inaugurating a helicopter air mail service that was sustained for some time. Sister ship NC92812 crashed here on 21 January 1949 due to improper distribution of its load of 44 mail pouches. Photo from: Los Angeles Times
Registration / Serial:NC92813
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5139
Operator Titles:L A Airways - Los Angeles Airways
City / Heliport:Los Angeles - Terminal Annex Heliport (54L) (closed)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:1 October 1947
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:NC92803
Fleet number:2
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5105
Operator Titles:HAT - Helicopter Air Transport
City / Area:Brooklyn / Hicks Street [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:6 January 1947
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:351246Submit Correction
View count: 1357
Experimental air mail delivery in Brooklyn. We found the location doing a reverse image search for the church. HAT was the first commercial helicopter operator. The S-51 appears to be NC92803, delivered to the company from Camden, New Jersey in September 1946. HAT filed for bankruptcy in October 1947. NC92803 went to the US Coast Guard as an HO3S, 233. Now preserved in the Evergreen museum, Oregon. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)
Registration / Serial:NC92803
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5105
Operator Titles:HAT - Helicopter Air Transport
City / Area:Brooklyn / Hicks Street [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:6 January 1947
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:NC92803
Fleet number:2
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5105
Operator Titles:HAT - Helicopter Air Transport
City / Area:Brooklyn / Hicks Street [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:6 January 1947
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:351246Submit Correction
View count: 1357
Experimental air mail delivery in Brooklyn. We found the location doing a reverse image search for the church. HAT was the first commercial helicopter operator. The S-51 appears to be NC92803, delivered to the company from Camden, New Jersey in September 1946. HAT filed for bankruptcy in October 1947. NC92803 went to the US Coast Guard as an HO3S, 233. Now preserved in the Evergreen museum, Oregon. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)
Registration / Serial:NC92803
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5105
Operator Titles:HAT - Helicopter Air Transport
City / Area:Brooklyn / Hicks Street [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:6 January 1947
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:G-AJOO
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5121
Operator Titles:Pest Control
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Unknown Region, United Kingdom
Photo Date:2 August 1947 to 16 October 1949
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:317284Submit Correction
View count: 502
One of six S-51s imported by Westland in 1947, G-AJOO was used by Pest Control in Bourn in Cambridgeshire. It was reportedly damaged beyond repair on 16 October 1949. Photo by: Charles E Brown
Registration / Serial:G-AJOO
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5121
Operator Titles:Pest Control
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Unknown Region, United Kingdom
Photo Date:2 August 1947 to 16 October 1949
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:G-AJOO
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5121
Operator Titles:Pest Control
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Unknown Region, United Kingdom
Photo Date:2 August 1947 to 16 October 1949
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:317284Submit Correction
View count: 502
One of six S-51s imported by Westland in 1947, G-AJOO was used by Pest Control in Bourn in Cambridgeshire. It was reportedly damaged beyond repair on 16 October 1949. Photo by: Charles E Brown
Registration / Serial:G-AJOO
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5121
Operator Titles:Pest Control
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Unknown Region, United Kingdom
Photo Date:2 August 1947 to 16 October 1949
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:G-AJOR
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5132
Operator Titles:BEA - British European Airways
City / Heliport:London - Waterloo Air Terminal Heliport (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:29 July 1952
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:298344Submit Correction
View count: 374
1952 saw the first trials at what became the Waterloo Air Terminal heliport. The Festival of Britain was held here the year before and its Dome of Discovery is being torn down in the background. Photo from: British European Airways
Registration / Serial:G-AJOR
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5132
Operator Titles:BEA - British European Airways
City / Heliport:London - Waterloo Air Terminal Heliport (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:29 July 1952
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:G-AJOR
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5132
Operator Titles:BEA - British European Airways
City / Heliport:London - Waterloo Air Terminal Heliport (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:29 July 1952
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:298344Submit Correction
View count: 374
1952 saw the first trials at what became the Waterloo Air Terminal heliport. The Festival of Britain was held here the year before and its Dome of Discovery is being torn down in the background. Photo from: British European Airways
Registration / Serial:G-AJOR
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5132
Operator Titles:BEA - British European Airways
City / Heliport:London - Waterloo Air Terminal Heliport (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:29 July 1952
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:G-AJOR
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5132
Operator Titles:BEA - British European Airways
City / Airport:Northolt (EGWU / NHT)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:23 August 1947 to 31 July 1953
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:297352Submit Correction
View count: 665
The heyday of the Vickers Viking, when Northolt was London's airport pending the construction of Heathrow. The S-51 was one of five American helicopters bought by BEA in 1947. Photo from: British European Airways
Registration / Serial:G-AJOR
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5132
Operator Titles:BEA - British European Airways
City / Airport:Northolt (EGWU / NHT)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:23 August 1947 to 31 July 1953
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:G-AJOR
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5132
Operator Titles:BEA - British European Airways
City / Airport:Northolt (EGWU / NHT)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:23 August 1947 to 31 July 1953
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:297352Submit Correction
View count: 665
The heyday of the Vickers Viking, when Northolt was London's airport pending the construction of Heathrow. The S-51 was one of five American helicopters bought by BEA in 1947. Photo from: British European Airways
Registration / Serial:G-AJOR
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5132
Operator Titles:BEA - British European Airways
City / Airport:Northolt (EGWU / NHT)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:23 August 1947 to 31 July 1953
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:1HR1
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):Not known
Operator Titles:Venezuela - Air Force
City / Airport:Maracay - Florencio Gómez (closed)Map
Country:Venezuela
Collection:Museo Aeronáutico Luis Hernán Paredes
Photo Date:28 April 2004
Photo by:Iván Peña NesbitContact
Photo ID:271904Submit Correction
View count: 257
No C/N on this S-51
Registration / Serial:1HR1
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):Not known
Operator Titles:Venezuela - Air Force
City / Airport:Maracay - Florencio Gómez (closed)Map
Country:Venezuela
Photo Date:28 April 2004
Photo by:Iván Peña NesbitContact
Registration / Serial:1HR1
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):Not known
Operator Titles:Venezuela - Air Force
City / Airport:Maracay - Florencio Gómez (closed)Map
Country:Venezuela
Collection:Museo Aeronáutico Luis Hernán Paredes
Photo Date:28 April 2004
Photo by:Iván Peña NesbitContact
Photo ID:271904Submit Correction
View count: 257
No C/N on this S-51
Registration / Serial:1HR1
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):Not known
Operator Titles:Venezuela - Air Force
City / Airport:Maracay - Florencio Gómez (closed)Map
Country:Venezuela
Photo Date:28 April 2004
Photo by:Iván Peña NesbitContact
Registration / Serial:E-T-2
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):Not known
Operator Titles:Venezuela - Air Force
City / Airport:Maracay - Florencio Gómez (closed)Map
Country:Venezuela
Collection:Museo Aeronáutico Luis Hernán Paredes
Photo Date:31 January 1995
Photo by:Paul SeymourContact
Photo ID:240524Submit Correction
View count: 328
Had been repainted in a yellow colours as 1HR1 by 2007. Has been reported as a Westland Dragonfly ex WG725 but that did not go to Venezuela.
Registration / Serial:E-T-2
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):Not known
Operator Titles:Venezuela - Air Force
City / Airport:Maracay - Florencio Gómez (closed)Map
Country:Venezuela
Photo Date:31 January 1995
Photo by:Paul SeymourContact
Registration / Serial:E-T-2
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):Not known
Operator Titles:Venezuela - Air Force
City / Airport:Maracay - Florencio Gómez (closed)Map
Country:Venezuela
Collection:Museo Aeronáutico Luis Hernán Paredes
Photo Date:31 January 1995
Photo by:Paul SeymourContact
Photo ID:240524Submit Correction
View count: 328
Had been repainted in a yellow colours as 1HR1 by 2007. Has been reported as a Westland Dragonfly ex WG725 but that did not go to Venezuela.
Registration / Serial:E-T-2
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):Not known
Operator Titles:Venezuela - Air Force
City / Airport:Maracay - Florencio Gómez (closed)Map
Country:Venezuela
Photo Date:31 January 1995
Photo by:Paul SeymourContact
Registration / Serial:PH-HAA
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5133
City / Airport:The Hague - Ypenburg (EHYB) (closed)Map
Country:Netherlands
Photo Date:19 August 1947
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:239421Submit Correction
View count: 667
The first helicopter in the Netherlands on its first flight in the country, piloted by Hein Bulten, a former fighter pilot. The 'lifting airscrew aircraft' was used for trials including mail and cropdusting flights. It was purchased by the navy as 8-1 (H-1) in 1951 and served until 1959. Photo from: Fotopersbureau Van den Heuvel / Haags Gemeentearchief
Registration / Serial:PH-HAA
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5133
City / Airport:The Hague - Ypenburg (EHYB) (closed)Map
Country:Netherlands
Photo Date:19 August 1947
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:PH-HAA
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5133
City / Airport:The Hague - Ypenburg (EHYB) (closed)Map
Country:Netherlands
Photo Date:19 August 1947
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:239421Submit Correction
View count: 667
The first helicopter in the Netherlands on its first flight in the country, piloted by Hein Bulten, a former fighter pilot. The 'lifting airscrew aircraft' was used for trials including mail and cropdusting flights. It was purchased by the navy as 8-1 (H-1) in 1951 and served until 1959. Photo from: Fotopersbureau Van den Heuvel / Haags Gemeentearchief
Registration / Serial:PH-HAA
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5133
City / Airport:The Hague - Ypenburg (EHYB) (closed)Map
Country:Netherlands
Photo Date:19 August 1947
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:A80-374
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5117
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Point Cook (YMPC)Map
Region / Country:Victoria, Australia
Collection:RAAF Museum
Photo Date:13 April 2016
Photo by:Jonathan VerschuurenContact
Photo ID:209757Submit Correction
View count: 272
Registration / Serial:A80-374
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5117
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Point Cook (YMPC)Map
Region / Country:Victoria, Australia
Photo Date:13 April 2016
Photo by:Jonathan VerschuurenContact
Registration / Serial:A80-374
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5117
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Point Cook (YMPC)Map
Region / Country:Victoria, Australia
Collection:RAAF Museum
Photo Date:13 April 2016
Photo by:Jonathan VerschuurenContact
Photo ID:209757Submit Correction
View count: 272
Registration / Serial:A80-374
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5117
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Point Cook (YMPC)Map
Region / Country:Victoria, Australia
Photo Date:13 April 2016
Photo by:Jonathan VerschuurenContact
Registration / Serial:A80-1
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5127
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Canberra (YSCB / CBR)Map
Region / Country:Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Photo Date:October 1947 to November 1951
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:153731Submit Correction
View count: 916
Delivered in 1947, A80-1 was the first helicopter for the RAAF and the Australian military. Written off when it crashed into the Murray River on or about December 4, 1951. The RAAF didn't get into helicopters in a big way until the 1960s and the Vietnam War the arrival of UH-1 Iroquois. Went on to operate CH-47 Chinook, AS350 Squirrel and UH-60 Black Hawks. In 1989 all helicopters were transferred to the Army. Today civilian operators provide SAR at RAAF bases. Photo from: National Library of Australia
Registration / Serial:A80-1
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5127
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Canberra (YSCB / CBR)Map
Region / Country:Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Photo Date:October 1947 to November 1951
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:A80-1
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5127
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Canberra (YSCB / CBR)Map
Region / Country:Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Photo Date:October 1947 to November 1951
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:153731Submit Correction
View count: 916
Delivered in 1947, A80-1 was the first helicopter for the RAAF and the Australian military. Written off when it crashed into the Murray River on or about December 4, 1951. The RAAF didn't get into helicopters in a big way until the 1960s and the Vietnam War the arrival of UH-1 Iroquois. Went on to operate CH-47 Chinook, AS350 Squirrel and UH-60 Black Hawks. In 1989 all helicopters were transferred to the Army. Today civilian operators provide SAR at RAAF bases. Photo from: National Library of Australia
Registration / Serial:A80-1
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5127
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Canberra (YSCB / CBR)Map
Region / Country:Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Photo Date:October 1947 to November 1951
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:9601
Military Code:601
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5118
Operator Titles:Canada - Air Force
City / Airport:Hamilton - John C Munro (CYHM / YHM)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Collection:Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
Photo Date:15 September 2004
Photo by:R.A.Scholefield
Photo ID:150533Submit Correction
View count: 187
Registration / Serial:9601
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5118
Operator Titles:Canada - Air Force
City / Airport:Hamilton - John C Munro (CYHM / YHM)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:15 September 2004
Photo by:R.A.Scholefield
Registration / Serial:9601
Military Code:601
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5118
Operator Titles:Canada - Air Force
City / Airport:Hamilton - John C Munro (CYHM / YHM)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Collection:Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
Photo Date:15 September 2004
Photo by:R.A.Scholefield
Photo ID:150533Submit Correction
View count: 187
Registration / Serial:9601
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5118
Operator Titles:Canada - Air Force
City / Airport:Hamilton - John C Munro (CYHM / YHM)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:15 September 2004
Photo by:R.A.Scholefield
Registration / Serial:8-1
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5133
Operator Titles:Netherlands - Navy
Aircraft Name:Jezebel
City / Airport:Leiden - Valkenburg (EHVB / LID)Map
Country:Netherlands
Photo Date:16 April 1953
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:135893Submit Correction
View count: 819
Prime Minister Willem Drees departing to the disaster area of the catastrophic North Sea flood of 1 February 1953. The first helicopter in the Netherlands, Jezebel had rescued many victims from rooftops and treetops. The Aviodrome museum in Lelystad has a Westland-built WS-51 painted as this historic machine. Photo by: Harry Pot / Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)
Registration / Serial:8-1
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5133
Operator Titles:Netherlands - Navy
City / Airport:Leiden - Valkenburg (EHVB / LID)Map
Country:Netherlands
Photo Date:16 April 1953
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:8-1
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5133
Operator Titles:Netherlands - Navy
Aircraft Name:Jezebel
City / Airport:Leiden - Valkenburg (EHVB / LID)Map
Country:Netherlands
Photo Date:16 April 1953
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:135893Submit Correction
View count: 819
Prime Minister Willem Drees departing to the disaster area of the catastrophic North Sea flood of 1 February 1953. The first helicopter in the Netherlands, Jezebel had rescued many victims from rooftops and treetops. The Aviodrome museum in Lelystad has a Westland-built WS-51 painted as this historic machine. Photo by: Harry Pot / Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)
Registration / Serial:8-1
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):5133
Operator Titles:Netherlands - Navy
City / Airport:Leiden - Valkenburg (EHVB / LID)Map
Country:Netherlands
Photo Date:16 April 1953
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive