| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N978 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-62 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-62 (H-52/HU2S/Seaguard) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-62A |
| C/n (msn): | 62009 |
| Operator Titles: | SFO - San Francisco & Oakland Helicopter Airlines |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | San Francisco - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KSFO IATA: SFO Local: SFO Other: - |
| Photo Date: | April 1961 to May 1964 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 362715 |
| Photo Comment |
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'The short and the long of modern air transportation are seen in this photograph taken at the Pan American hangar at San Francisco International Airport. Maintenance work goes forward on Sikorsky S-62 turbocopter in foreground, which makes short-haul flights for the San Francisco & Oakland Helicopter Airlines. In the background is one of the long-haul DC-8 jets flown by Pan American. The helicopter airline leases a portion of the hangar from Pan American.' The DC-8 is N801PA Jet Clipper Queen of the Pacific. Photo from: Vertical Flight Society This photo was added on 19 May 2021, and has since been viewed 740 times. |