Aircraft Photo of 138595 / 8595 | Sikorsky HO4S-3 (S-55B) | USA - Navy | AirHistory.net #523682
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:138595
Alternate Serial:8595
Military Code:UR-82
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-55
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-55 (H-19/HO4S/HRS/Chickasaw)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky HO4S-3 (S-55B)
C/n (msn):55704
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:HU-2
Location
City / Area:Southern Ocean [ Off-Airport ]
Country:Antarctica
 
Photo Date:1 October 1956 to 19 January 1957
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 523682
Photo Comment

Operation Deep Freeze II. The helicopter operated from the icebreaker USS Glacier but this appears to be a another ship. Date given as February 1957 but 138595 crashed into the Ross Sea when its engine failed on 19 January. The two pilots survived. Photo by: Albert Fenn / Life

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