Aircraft Photo of 55-3181 | Sikorsky H-19D Chickasaw (S-55D) | France - Army | AirHistory.net #158714
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:55-3181
Military Code:MST
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-55
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-55 (H-19/HO4S/HRS/Chickasaw)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky H-19D Chickasaw (S-55D)
C/n (msn):55902
Operator Titles:France - Army
Location
City / Airport:Phalsbourg - BourscheidMap
Country:France
Airport Codes:ICAO: LFQP   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:25 June 1989
Photo by:Fred Willemsen
Photo ID: 158714
Photo Comment

There is some doubt as to the true identity of this aircraft. It was in a preserved state in 1989. I found a reference that MST had been the former APY with MAP 55-3181 from a batch 53-5177 to 5181 going to France under MDAP. Two c/ns are listed 55-901 and 55-902. Still, airframe 3181 found its way into the le Bourget museum. The reseachers there must have been certain. But is it the same aircraft?

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