| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 127783 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-55 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-55 (H-19/HO4S/HRS/Chickasaw) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky HRS-1 (S-55B) |
| C/n (msn): | 55017 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Marines |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Not known |
| Region / Country: | Unknown State, United States |
| Photo Date: | 1951 to 1953 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong Collection |
| Photo ID: | 675189 |
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This was the first S-55 delivered to the US Marines, on 27 April 1951. The US Navy had received construction numbers 55006 through 55015 as HO4S-1 helicopters for evaluation in the anti-submarine warfare role. 127783 to NACA at Langley in March 1953. This photo was added on 9 April 2024, and has since been viewed 284 times. |