| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 125519 |
| Military Code: | WB |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-52 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-52 (H-18/HO5S) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky HO5S-1 (S-52) |
| C/n (msn): | 52012 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Marines |
| Unit Markings: | VMO-6 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KNPA IATA: NPA Local: NPA Other: - |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 767780 |
| Photo Comment |
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Although effectively only a stopgap model until more advanced helicopters were introduced, the HO5S was widely used in the Korean War by the USMC for observation, scouting and medevac. This example is displayed in the colours of VMO-6 with whom it served in Korea before being damaged and returned to the US after a brief detachment in Japan. Moving to VMO-1 at MCAS New River, NC it was civilianised as N8003E by 1963 and entered the Naval Aviation Museum around 1988 This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 13 January 2025, and has since been viewed 65 times. |