| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 43-46604 |
| Alternate Serial: | 346604 |
| Military Code: | 4 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-48 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-48 (VS-327/H-5 Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky YR-5A |
| C/n (msn): | [ 43-46604 ] |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Not known |
| Region / Country: | Unknown State, United States |
| Photo Date: | 1946 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 385947 |
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The Sikorsky R-5 (S-48) was an improved R-4 (VS-316), the first of five XR-5s flying on 18 August 1943. The first 26 out of 60 production R-5As were given the YR-5A designation and 43-46604 must have been one of nine YR-5As delivered before the end of WWII. The design was enlarged and further improved in 1946 as the R-5F (S-51). Redesignated as an H-5A in 1948, 43-46604 was involved in an accident in New Mexico on 20 September 1949. Photo from: Wright State University This photo was added on 24 August 2021, and has since been viewed 430 times. |