This UH-12B was purchased by the museum in October 1997. The Musée de l'air says it 'wears the colours' of 699, a UH-23B delivered in 1954 to the GH-1 Helicopter Group in Satory. It served there it until 1959 before being transferred to GALAT N°7. According to other sources it is really c/n 699.

Crashed at Whatatutu on May 19, 1958 or at Waiai on February 16, 1964. There is another UH-12B ZK-HAB registered in 2012. Photo from: Evening Post / Alexander Turnbull Library

Registered in 1957 to Airwork Helicopters at Redhill, so presumably here on lease to BUA. Cancelled in September 1966 as destroyed.

Ex Thai Police 1005. Have just been withdrawn from service. Later on Don Muang Technical College

Ex Thai Police 1002. Was withdrawn from service in 1995 and was put on display at Saraburi Aero Park in 2007. Later on Don Muang Technical College

Built by Hiller as a 4-seat UH-12SL4, N9731C with a gyro-stabilized rotor. Sold new to Okanagan Helic. at CYVR in May 1966 as CF-UVC. Evergreen Helic. bought it in Jan. 1970 and resold it to Bill Brooks' Agro Copter Ltd. in Alberta. In Jan 1973 bought by M&B Helicopter Svc. (owned by W. Mignot in Oregon and Konrad Busch in BC). In 1976, it was converted from a Lycoming T1VO-540-2A2 piston to an Allison 250-C20 turbine using the Soloy Conversions' STC kit. John Edwards made the first turbine flight on June 29, 1976 at YVR. Exported to W. Mignot in Dec. 1976 & later exported to the UK as G-BTJE.

This type one of the relatively few exhibits at this super museum that was not operated by the German armed forces.

ex-Royal Navy XB474 & Bu.134724. to SE-HNU in June 1985.

ex-Belgium Air Force O-35 and US Army 51-16414. To N99437 February 1977.

The D model of the UH-12 helicopter featured a new transmission and drive system and was delivered to the US Army as the H-23D from late 1957. Designation changed to OH-23D in 1962. Crissy Field was near the Golden Gate Bridge. Photo from: National Park Service

Built as a UH-12D in 1959. Converterted to four-seat UH-12E4 'Flying Station Wagon' with a stretched fuselage. The East Palo Alto factory site can be recognized from our overview photo. This helicopter had a mishap during an agricultural flight in California in 1985. Reg cancelled in 2017. Photo from: Wright State University

On display at the airshow. Looks like the crowd forgot to clean up after themselves.

Ex LN-ORX, G-APRD, N9738C, G-APRD and N5319V. [Nikkormat FTn + Nikkor 50mm/2]