Aircraft Photo of A80-1 | Sikorsky S-51 | Australia - Air Force

Aircraft
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

Location
City / Airport:	CanberraMap
Region / Country:	Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Airport Codes:	ICAO: YSCB IATA: CBR Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	October 1947 to November 1951
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	153731

Photo Comment
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 This photo was added on 27 July 2019, and has since been viewed 930 times.

Photo Comment

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

This photo was added on 27 July 2019, and has since been viewed 930 times.

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