This HOS-1, acquired and restored by the American Helicopter Museum and Education Center (AHMEC), was designated Gander Express following the 1946 rescue of injured passengers from a crashed Sabena Airlines DC-4 airliner in Gander, Newfoundland, by a Coast Guard HNS-1 (R-4) and the HOS-1 (R-6). Is AHMEC's HOS-1 the original Gander Express? We cannot be sure the entire aircraft is. While the log book and paper trail indicate that it is, the aircraft was received in parts and two major pieces (the fuselage and tail boom) did not perfectly align, suggesting those parts are from two aircraft.

General Electric held an airshow at Schenectady County Airport to celebrate the opening of its Air Research Center hangar - see photo 297323. Airframe reported to be 75597 which is credible. Photo courtesy of CW Bayer who wrote the interesting online book Flying Without Instruction about his father, test pilot Al Bayer.

R-6A helicopter transferred to the US Navy. VX-3 was tasked with evaluating helicopters between July 1946 and April 1948, formed at NAS New York and moving to NAS Lakehurst. Photo by: Edgar Deigan