Aircraft Photo of 58-1823 | Kaman H-43A Huskie | USA - Air Force

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	58-1823
Aircraft Original Type:	Kaman HTK
Aircraft Generic Type:	Kaman HOK/HTK/HUK/H-43 Huskie
Aircraft Version:	Kaman H-43A Huskie
C/n (msn):	[ 58-1823 ]
Operator Titles:	USA - Air Force

Location
City / Heliport:	Bloomfield - Kaman Aerospace Corporation HeliportMap
Region / Country:	Connecticut, United States
Airport Codes:	ICAO: - IATA: - Local: CT05 Other: -

Photo Date:	September 1958
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	490466

Photo Comment
The H-43A was the first USAF version of Kaman's K-600, still powered by an R-1340 Wasp piston engine as you can see. It was already a base rescue helicopter just like the later, turbine-engined H-43s. Preceded by 58-5524, this airframe, 58-1823, was the first production H-43A, first flying on 19 September 1958. With Navy HUK-1 BuNo 146317 hovering behind, this photo must have been taken around that time. Photo by: Robert Kelley / Life This photo was added on 25 August 2022, and has since been viewed 476 times.

Photo Comment

The H-43A was the first USAF version of Kaman's K-600, still powered by an R-1340 Wasp piston engine as you can see. It was already a base rescue helicopter just like the later, turbine-engined H-43s. Preceded by 58-5524, this airframe, 58-1823, was the first production H-43A, first flying on 19 September 1958. With Navy HUK-1 BuNo 146317 hovering behind, this photo must have been taken around that time. Photo by: Robert Kelley / Life

This photo was added on 25 August 2022, and has since been viewed 476 times.

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