| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | A5 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-55 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-55 (H-19/HO4S/HRS/Chickasaw) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-55 |
| C/n (msn): | 55959 |
| Operator Titles: | South Africa - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | SwartkopMap |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: FASK IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | August 1991 |
| Photo from: | Kjell O Granlund Collection |
| Photo ID: | 756871 |
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The South African Air Force was an early operator of helicopters. The first Sikorsky S-51 was delivered in August 1948. The S-55 followed six years later in 1956. Here is the SAAF Museum's preserved A5 seen at AFB Swartkop in August 1991. It was destroyed in a crash in Johannesburg on 2 May 1995. Photographer unknown This photo was added on 8 December 2024, and has since been viewed 1226 times. |