| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Leiden - ValkenburgMap |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EHVB IATA: LID Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 16 April 1953 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 135893 |
| Photo Comment |
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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) This photo was added on 8 April 2019, and has since been viewed 882 times. |