| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | ONU-75927 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-55 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-55 (H-19/HO4S/HRS/Chickasaw) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky H-19D Chickasaw (S-55D) |
| C/n (msn): | 551204 |
| Operator Titles: | United Nations |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Not known |
| Country: | Congo-Kinshasa |
| Photo Date: | August 1961 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 492994 |
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'A UN helicopter making an aerial survey of tribal fighting area.' 57-5927 delivered to US Army in February 1958. Based in Germany. To United Nations in July 1960 for $1 for use in Congo. Restored to flying condition by Danish air force at Værløse and airlifted to Congo by USAF. Based mainly in Kamina. Withdrawn from UN use in July 1964. Possibly donated to Ghana Air Force. Photo by: Howard Sochurek / Life This photo was added on 4 September 2022, and has since been viewed 343 times. |