Registration / Serial:124350
Military Code:UP-21
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky HO3S-1
C/n (msn):51210
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:HU-1
City / Area:Sea of Japan / Off South Korea [ Off-Airport ]
Country:South Korea
Ship / Rig:USS New Jersey BB62
Photo Date:14 April 1953
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:652827Submit Correction
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Taking off from the teakwood afterdeck of the battleship New Jersey. The ship's history says it called at Busan on this day after shelling a coastal target in Chongjin in North Korea. BuNo 124350 survived Korea and was civil registered as N5557A between 1957 and 1971. Photo from: Naval History and Heritage Command
Registration / Serial:124350
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky HO3S-1
C/n (msn):51210
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Area:Sea of Japan / Off South Korea [ Off-Airport ]
Country:South Korea
Photo Date:14 April 1953
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:124350
Military Code:UP-21
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky HO3S-1
C/n (msn):51210
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:HU-1
City / Area:Sea of Japan / Off South Korea [ Off-Airport ]
Country:South Korea
Ship / Rig:USS New Jersey BB62
Photo Date:14 April 1953
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:652827Submit Correction
View count: 789
Taking off from the teakwood afterdeck of the battleship New Jersey. The ship's history says it called at Busan on this day after shelling a coastal target in Chongjin in North Korea. BuNo 124350 survived Korea and was civil registered as N5557A between 1957 and 1971. Photo from: Naval History and Heritage Command
Registration / Serial:124350
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky HO3S-1
C/n (msn):51210
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Area:Sea of Japan / Off South Korea [ Off-Airport ]
Country:South Korea
Photo Date:14 April 1953
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive