Aircraft Photo of 58-1823 | Kaman H-43A Huskie | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #490466
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

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