| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N855TC |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-55 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-55 (H-19/HO4S/HRS/Chickasaw) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-55B |
| C/n (msn): | 551005 |
| Location | |
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| City / Heliport: | Monse - Golden Wings Aviation HeliportMap |
| Region / Country: | Washington, United States |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | 11 August 2016 |
| Photo by: | Kenneth I. Swartz |
| Photo ID: | 426495 |
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More than 20+ Sikorsky S-55s and S-58s are used for cherry drying in the Okanogan River Valley area near Brewster, of Washington. This S-55B was first delivered to Chicago Helicopter Airways in Sep. 1956 as N875 and operated scheduled passenger flights until replaced by larger S-58s. Later N875W. Exported to Canada 1980, C-GSWL had 7 owners (MF Air Service, South-West Heli., Silver Pine, G O Island Hopper, Far West Heli, Spica Energy & Keith Franklin) before sold in May 2006 to Golden Wings Avn/Dave Smith. One of 10 S-55s seen at Smith's Monse Heliport, 4 mi NE of Anderson Field, Brewster, WA This photo is copyright © Kenneth I. Swartz, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 1 January 2022, and has since been viewed 240 times. |