| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N62206 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-55 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-55 (H-19/HO4S/HRS/Chickasaw) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky UH-19D Chickasaw (S-55D) |
| C/n (msn): | 55836 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Brewster - Anderson FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Washington, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: S97 Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 11 August 2016 |
| Photo by: | Kenneth I. Swartz |
| Photo ID: | 422853 |
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A four fold increase in the production of cherries in Washington State between 1999 and 2017 (26.5 million 20-pound boxes) is behind a major increase in the number of helicopters under contract to area growers to fan rainwater off maturing fruit to prevent splitting between May and August. This includes a remarkable fleet of about 15 Sikorsky S-55s operated by Golden Wings Aviation's Dave Smith (in 2016) and nine S-58s operated by VI 1 LLC based at Anderson Field in Brewster, WA and the nearby Monse heliport. This S-55 (ex 54-1422) and 14 others were re-registered to Sierra Aeronautics LLC of KY in 2021. This photo is copyright © Kenneth I. Swartz, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 21 December 2021, and has since been viewed 420 times. |