One of 27 Wessex helicopters operated by the RAN between 1962 and 1989. It was damaged in a forced landing on a beach near Rockhampton in November 1974 and was airlifted out by a Chinook. Returned to service and lastly used as a training aid at Wagga Wagga, it entered the FAA Museum at Nowra in 2015 later moving on to HARS. N7-226 is now displayed instead at Nowra.

Hauling stuff to the roof of a newly constructed warehouse in Etna, east of Columbus along the old National Road. Great to see this bird again, especially at work. Now wearing the same orange/navy/white livery as her sister ships.

As noted in my comments with UH-34D H-5802 c/n 58.1173, that identity has often been attributed to this S.58T, but in fact this one remains unknown. The first UH-34Ds arrived in Indonesia in 1971 and in 1978 a programme of upgrading several of them to S.58T 'Twinpac' status began at Sakdron Teknik 016 Bandung, following the Sikorsky modification from piston engine to twin PT6T turbines. The fleet served actively in many local conflicts, several being lost. The last of the type was withdrawn in 2008 and this one was placed on display near the gate of the Adisutjipto airbase in September 2017

There has been some confusion over the identity of the two S.58 variants in the Indonesian AF Museum, both H-5802 and H-3404 being quoted as c/n 58.1173 in various places. However, a photo exists of the instrument panel of H-5802 clearly showing BuNo 148060, confirming that this helicopter is indeed 1173. It was acquired after service with the SVNAF and has been preserved since 1985, much of the time inside.

Operated by the Escuadrón de Helicópteros. Was at one point Ghanaian Air Force G631.

Operated by the Escuadrón de Helicópteros. Was at one point Ghanese Air Force G630.

This Wessex was delivered to the Rpyal Australian Navy in September 1962. On 8 August 1989, the helicopter was damaged beyond repair while it was running on deck at HMAS Success during an intermediate stop. Due to ground resonance, the the left-hand undercarriage radius arm collapsed and all four rotor blades struck the flight deck. The helicopter was written off and restored for display. It arrived at the Darwin museum in November 1989.

Recently restored in the colours of the USMC Executive Flight Detachment, Ft. Belvoir, VA in 1960

Built in 1956 and delivered to the US Navy as HSS-1 140135. Redesignated as an SH-34G in 1962. Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ in 1970. Sold in 1979 and registered as N8043V. Reregistered as N508 in 1997. Cancelled from the register in 2021.

Ex 145684, displayed in these bright colours to attract attention in Pigeon Forge, TN.

Preserved at the museum from 1970.

Previously: H-34J 56-4307 Photographer Unknown.

USS Bennington was an ASW carrier from 1959, operating S2F Trackers and the HSS Seabat helicopters of HS-8. A couple of AD-5W airborne early warning aircraft were also embarked. Following four XHSS-1s, 137851 was the third S-58 production airframe. It was supplied to South Vietnam in 1968. Photo by: Charles Hansen / Library of Congress