Aircraft Photo of 127788 | Sikorsky HRS-1 (S-55B) | USA - Marines | AirHistory.net #384958
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:127788
Military Code:HR-5
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-55
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-55 (H-19/HO4S/HRS/Chickasaw)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky HRS-1 (S-55B)
C/n (msn):55022
Operator Titles:USA - Marines
Unit Markings:HMR-161
Location
Location:Not known
Country:South Korea
 
Photo Date:1 August 1951 to 3 June 1953
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 384958
Photo Comment

Delivered to the Marines on 26 April 1951. HMR-161 deployed to Korea that August. 127788 crashed in California on 3 June 1953. It was meanwhile serving with HMR-163. Photo from: Seaforces-online

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