Aircraft Photo of 130186 / 186 | Sikorsky HRS-2 Whirlwind HAR21 (S-55B) | UK - Navy | AirHistory.net #508801
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:130186
Alternate Serial:186
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-55
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-55 (H-19/HO4S/HRS/Chickasaw)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky HRS-2 Whirlwind HAR21 (S-55B)
C/n (msn):55284
Operator Titles:UK - Navy
Location
City / Airport:Gosport (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:None
 
Photo Date:2 December 1952 to 9 December 1952
Photo from:Peter de Jong Collection
Photo ID: 508801
Photo Comment

No 848 NAS reformed at Gosport on 29 October 1952 and hastily worked up with ten HRS-2 helicopters to leave for the 'Malayan Emergency' with the ferry carrier HMS Perseus. 130186 to WV196, code H, but wears the last three of its US Navy serial here. Crashed in the Malayan jungle on 14 November 1956.

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