Aircraft Photo of NC92813 | Sikorsky S-51 | L A Airways - Los Angeles Airways

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	NC92813
Aircraft Original Type:	Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:	Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:	Sikorsky S-51
C/n (msn):	5139
Operator Titles:	L A Airways - Los Angeles Airways

Location
City / Heliport:	Los Angeles - Terminal Annex Heliport (closed)Map
Region / Country:	California, United States
Airport Codes:	ICAO: - IATA: - Local: 54L Other: -

Photo Date:	1 October 1947
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	362455

Photo Comment
Taking off from the roof of the Terminal Annex post office in downtown LA, inaugurating a helicopter air mail service that was sustained for some time. Sister ship NC92812 crashed here on 21 January 1949 due to improper distribution of its load of 44 mail pouches. Photo from: Los Angeles Times This photo was added on 18 May 2021, and has since been viewed 448 times.

Photo Comment

Taking off from the roof of the Terminal Annex post office in downtown LA, inaugurating a helicopter air mail service that was sustained for some time. Sister ship NC92812 crashed here on 21 January 1949 due to improper distribution of its load of 44 mail pouches. Photo from: Los Angeles Times

This photo was added on 18 May 2021, and has since been viewed 448 times.

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