| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 143945 |
| Alternate Serial: | 3945 |
| Military Code: | NT-60 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-58 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-58/H-34/Choctaw/Seahorse |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky HSS-1 |
| C/n (msn): | 58726 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | HS-8 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Kekaha - Barking Sands Pacific Missile Range FacilityMap |
| Region / Country: | Hawaii, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: PHBK IATA: BKH Local: BKH Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1960 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 684547 |
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'HS-8 helicopters at ALF Bonham.' 143930 is also seen. HS-8 was based in California. This location on Kauai, Hawaii was originally a private airfield of the Knudsen family. In 1928, Charles Kingsford Smith used Barking Sands for his flight across the Pacific in the Fokker F.VII-3m Southern Cross. Other names were Mana Airport, Bonham AFB and Bonham Auxiliary Landing Field. Photo by: Charles Hansen / Library of Congress This photo was added on 6 May 2024, and has since been viewed 185 times. |