1953 flood disaster in southwestern Netherlands. Ex PH-HAA, 8-1 (H-1) Jezebel was the country's sole helicopter at the time. Foreign helicopters also came to the rescue, including machines of the Royal Navy, US Army and Sabena. Photo from: Zeeuws Archief

Painted as 8-1, it is actually ex. WG752 which was bought from the Imperial War Museum in 1991. The real 8-1 was a Sikorsky-built S-51 and initally registered PH-MAA. Damaged in 1948 and 1950, repaired in 1951. Bought by the Dutch Navy, who applied the yellow livery and operated the helicopter between December 1951 and May 1959. Painted Sea Blue around 1955. After its active life it was sent to Fokker for rotorblade testing. She served as an eyecatcher at a car company from 1965. Likely broken up in Ede in 1969.

Prime Minister Willem Drees departing to the disaster area of the catastrophic North Sea flood of 1 February 1953. The first helicopter in the Netherlands, Jezebel had rescued many victims from rooftops and treetops. The Aviodrome museum in Lelystad has a Westland-built WS-51 painted as this historic machine. Photo by: Harry Pot / Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)

This gem of an aircraft, ex WG752 is part of the marvellous Aviodrome museum

Dragonfly WG752 is representing Jezebel, a Sikorsky-built S-51 which was the first helicopter in the Netherlands. It was put to good use during the 1953 flood disaster.