| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 130168 |
| Military Code: | HS-42 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-55 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-55 (H-19/HO4S/HRS/Chickasaw) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky HRS-3 (S-55B) |
| C/n (msn): | 55238 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Marines |
| Unit Markings: | HMR-162 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Seaplane Base: | Yokosuka - Oppama Seaplane / Heliport (closed)Map |
| Country: | Japan |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | 1956 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong Collection |
| Photo ID: | 279677 |
| Photo Comment |
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Based at NAF Oppama near Yokohama, Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron HMR-162 'Golden Eagles' traded its HRS-1 Chickasaws for twenty HRS-3s in 1956. The photo was probably taken in that year since the unit was redesignated HMR(L)-162 on 31 December 1956. Airframe delivered as a HRS-2 on 5 September 1952 and converted to HRS-3 in 1955. Struck off charge in 1967. To N17754. Registration cancelled in 1993. This photo was added on 15 September 2020, and has since been viewed 774 times. |