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| Registration / Serial: | N155Z |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | Not known |
| Operator Titles: | US Forest Service - USFS |
| City / Airport: | Van Nuys (KVNY / VNY)Map |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | April 1957 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 678399Submit Correction |
| View count: | 41 |
The photographer framed the Pinwheel helicopter (see photo 678360) with this S-51 of the US Forest Service. Other shots show the reg clearly as N155Z but it's not listed by the FAA or anywhere else. From 1960 N155Z was worn by a C-46 Commando that the FAA has also forgotten about. Photo by: Ralph Crane / Life
| Registration / Serial: | N155Z |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | Not known |
| Operator Titles: | US Forest Service - USFS |
| City / Airport: | Van Nuys (KVNY / VNY)Map | Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | April 1957 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | N155Z |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | Not known |
| Operator Titles: | US Forest Service - USFS |
| City / Airport: | Van Nuys (KVNY / VNY)Map |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | April 1957 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 678399Submit Correction |
| View count: | 41 |
The photographer framed the Pinwheel helicopter (see photo 678360) with this S-51 of the US Forest Service. Other shots show the reg clearly as N155Z but it's not listed by the FAA or anywhere else. From 1960 N155Z was worn by a C-46 Commando that the FAA has also forgotten about. Photo by: Ralph Crane / Life
| Registration / Serial: | N155Z |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | Not known |
| Operator Titles: | US Forest Service - USFS |
| City / Airport: | Van Nuys (KVNY / VNY)Map | Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | April 1957 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | NC92809 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5116 |
| Operator Titles: | Skyway |
| City / Heliport: | Boston - Motor Mart Garage Heliport |
| Region / Country: | Massachusetts, United States |
| Photo Date: | 16 April 1947 to 31 August 1947 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 637094Submit Correction |
| View count: | 200 |
A very interesting photo as Skyway from Providence, Massachusetts, operated the world's first helicopter passenger service apparently between Logan airport and this garage rooftop in central Boston. A trial flight was made on 16 April 1947 and commercial runs started within days, but were suspended after four months. NC92809 was reportedly the company's sole helicopter. It went to the US Coast Guard as 230, one of four S-51s returned to the manufacturer after commercial failures and sold to the USCG as HO3S-1G Dragonflies. Photo by: Leslie Jones / Boston Public Library
| Registration / Serial: | NC92809 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5116 |
| Operator Titles: | Skyway |
| City / Heliport: | Boston - Motor Mart Garage Heliport | Region / Country: | Massachusetts, United States |
| Photo Date: | 16 April 1947 to 31 August 1947 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | NC92809 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5116 |
| Operator Titles: | Skyway |
| City / Heliport: | Boston - Motor Mart Garage Heliport |
| Region / Country: | Massachusetts, United States |
| Photo Date: | 16 April 1947 to 31 August 1947 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 637094Submit Correction |
| View count: | 200 |
A very interesting photo as Skyway from Providence, Massachusetts, operated the world's first helicopter passenger service apparently between Logan airport and this garage rooftop in central Boston. A trial flight was made on 16 April 1947 and commercial runs started within days, but were suspended after four months. NC92809 was reportedly the company's sole helicopter. It went to the US Coast Guard as 230, one of four S-51s returned to the manufacturer after commercial failures and sold to the USCG as HO3S-1G Dragonflies. Photo by: Leslie Jones / Boston Public Library
| Registration / Serial: | NC92809 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5116 |
| Operator Titles: | Skyway |
| City / Heliport: | Boston - Motor Mart Garage Heliport | Region / Country: | Massachusetts, United States |
| Photo Date: | 16 April 1947 to 31 August 1947 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | AR1 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5102 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Navy |
| Location: | Not known |
| Country: | Not known |
| Photo Date: | July 1951 to March 1953 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong CollectionContact |
| Photo ID: | 557754Submit Correction |
| View count: | 197 |
Two of the earliest S-51s were acquired by the French navy in 1951 and 1952, receiving serials AR.1 (c/n 5102) and AR.2 (c/n 5106). AR.1 was damaged in Djibouti on 7 September 1951 while presumably on its way to Indochina with the aircraft carrier Arromanches. AR.2 did make it to Indochina later. Both helicopters withdrawn from use at Saint-Raphaël, France in March 1955.
| Registration / Serial: | AR1 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5102 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Navy |
| Location: | Not known | Country: | Not known |
| Photo Date: | July 1951 to March 1953 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong CollectionContact |
| Registration / Serial: | AR1 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5102 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Navy |
| Location: | Not known |
| Country: | Not known |
| Photo Date: | July 1951 to March 1953 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong CollectionContact |
| Photo ID: | 557754Submit Correction |
| View count: | 197 |
Two of the earliest S-51s were acquired by the French navy in 1951 and 1952, receiving serials AR.1 (c/n 5102) and AR.2 (c/n 5106). AR.1 was damaged in Djibouti on 7 September 1951 while presumably on its way to Indochina with the aircraft carrier Arromanches. AR.2 did make it to Indochina later. Both helicopters withdrawn from use at Saint-Raphaël, France in March 1955.
| Registration / Serial: | AR1 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5102 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Navy |
| Location: | Not known | Country: | Not known |
| Photo Date: | July 1951 to March 1953 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong CollectionContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 8-1 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5133 |
| Operator Titles: | Netherlands - Navy |
| Aircraft Name: | Jezebel |
| Location: | Not known |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Photo Date: | February 1953 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 545430Submit Correction |
| View count: | 219 |
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
| Registration / Serial: | 8-1 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5133 |
| Operator Titles: | Netherlands - Navy |
| Location: | Not known | Country: | Netherlands |
| Photo Date: | February 1953 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | 8-1 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5133 |
| Operator Titles: | Netherlands - Navy |
| Aircraft Name: | Jezebel |
| Location: | Not known |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Photo Date: | February 1953 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 545430Submit Correction |
| View count: | 219 |
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
| Registration / Serial: | 8-1 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5133 |
| Operator Titles: | Netherlands - Navy |
| Location: | Not known | Country: | Netherlands |
| Photo Date: | February 1953 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | A1 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 51102 |
| Operator Titles: | South Africa - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Swartkop (FASK)Map |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Collection: | South African Air Force Museum |
| Photo Date: | 22 September 2022 |
| Photo by: | Fred WillemsenContact |
| Photo ID: | 501103Submit Correction |
| View count: | 163 |
| Registration / Serial: | A1 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 51102 |
| Operator Titles: | South Africa - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Swartkop (FASK)Map | Country: | South Africa |
| Photo Date: | 22 September 2022 |
| Photo by: | Fred WillemsenContact |
| Registration / Serial: | A1 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 51102 |
| Operator Titles: | South Africa - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Swartkop (FASK)Map |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Collection: | South African Air Force Museum |
| Photo Date: | 22 September 2022 |
| Photo by: | Fred WillemsenContact |
| Photo ID: | 501103Submit Correction |
| View count: | 163 |
| Registration / Serial: | A1 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 51102 |
| Operator Titles: | South Africa - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Swartkop (FASK)Map | Country: | South Africa |
| Photo Date: | 22 September 2022 |
| Photo by: | Fred WillemsenContact |
| Registration / Serial: | A80-1 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5127 |
| Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
| City / Seaplane Base: | Rathmines - Seaplane (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | January 1948 to October 1951 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Contributed Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 413289Submit Correction |
| View count: | 288 |
Crashed November 1951. Photo from: David Caughey Collection
| Registration / Serial: | A80-1 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5127 |
| Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
| City / Seaplane Base: | Rathmines - Seaplane (closed)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | January 1948 to October 1951 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Contributed Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | A80-1 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5127 |
| Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
| City / Seaplane Base: | Rathmines - Seaplane (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | January 1948 to October 1951 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Contributed Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 413289Submit Correction |
| View count: | 288 |
Crashed November 1951. Photo from: David Caughey Collection
| Registration / Serial: | A80-1 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5127 |
| Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
| City / Seaplane Base: | Rathmines - Seaplane (closed)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | January 1948 to October 1951 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Contributed Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | NC92813 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5139 |
| Operator Titles: | L A Airways - Los Angeles Airways |
| City / Heliport: | Los Angeles - Terminal Annex Heliport (54L) (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | 1 October 1947 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 362455Submit Correction |
| View count: | 327 |
Taking off from the roof of the Terminal Annex post office in downtown LA, inaugurating a helicopter air mail service that was sustained for some time. Sister ship NC92812 crashed here on 21 January 1949 due to improper distribution of its load of 44 mail pouches. Photo from: Los Angeles Times
| Registration / Serial: | NC92813 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5139 |
| Operator Titles: | L A Airways - Los Angeles Airways |
| City / Heliport: | Los Angeles - Terminal Annex Heliport (54L) (closed)Map | Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | 1 October 1947 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | NC92813 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5139 |
| Operator Titles: | L A Airways - Los Angeles Airways |
| City / Heliport: | Los Angeles - Terminal Annex Heliport (54L) (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | 1 October 1947 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 362455Submit Correction |
| View count: | 327 |
Taking off from the roof of the Terminal Annex post office in downtown LA, inaugurating a helicopter air mail service that was sustained for some time. Sister ship NC92812 crashed here on 21 January 1949 due to improper distribution of its load of 44 mail pouches. Photo from: Los Angeles Times
| Registration / Serial: | NC92813 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5139 |
| Operator Titles: | L A Airways - Los Angeles Airways |
| City / Heliport: | Los Angeles - Terminal Annex Heliport (54L) (closed)Map | Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | 1 October 1947 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | NC92803 |
| Fleet number: | 2 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5105 |
| Operator Titles: | HAT - Helicopter Air Transport |
| City / Area: | Brooklyn / Hicks Street [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Photo Date: | 6 January 1947 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 351246Submit Correction |
| View count: | 1122 |
Experimental air mail delivery in Brooklyn. We found the location doing a reverse image search for the church. HAT was the first commercial helicopter operator. The S-51 appears to be NC92803, delivered to the company from Camden, New Jersey in September 1946. HAT filed for bankruptcy in October 1947. NC92803 went to the US Coast Guard as an HO3S, 233. Now preserved in the Evergreen museum, Oregon. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)
| Registration / Serial: | NC92803 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5105 |
| Operator Titles: | HAT - Helicopter Air Transport |
| City / Area: | Brooklyn / Hicks Street [ Off-Airport ]Map | Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Photo Date: | 6 January 1947 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | NC92803 |
| Fleet number: | 2 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5105 |
| Operator Titles: | HAT - Helicopter Air Transport |
| City / Area: | Brooklyn / Hicks Street [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Photo Date: | 6 January 1947 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 351246Submit Correction |
| View count: | 1122 |
Experimental air mail delivery in Brooklyn. We found the location doing a reverse image search for the church. HAT was the first commercial helicopter operator. The S-51 appears to be NC92803, delivered to the company from Camden, New Jersey in September 1946. HAT filed for bankruptcy in October 1947. NC92803 went to the US Coast Guard as an HO3S, 233. Now preserved in the Evergreen museum, Oregon. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)
| Registration / Serial: | NC92803 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5105 |
| Operator Titles: | HAT - Helicopter Air Transport |
| City / Area: | Brooklyn / Hicks Street [ Off-Airport ]Map | Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Photo Date: | 6 January 1947 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | G-AJOO |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5121 |
| Operator Titles: | Pest Control |
| Location: | Not known |
| Region / Country: | Unknown Region, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 2 August 1947 to 16 October 1949 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong CollectionContact |
| Photo ID: | 317284Submit Correction |
| View count: | 452 |
One of six S-51s imported by Westland in 1947, G-AJOO was used by Pest Control in Bourn in Cambridgeshire. It was reportedly damaged beyond repair on 16 October 1949. Photo by: Charles E Brown
| Registration / Serial: | G-AJOO |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5121 |
| Operator Titles: | Pest Control |
| Location: | Not known | Region / Country: | Unknown Region, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 2 August 1947 to 16 October 1949 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong CollectionContact |
| Registration / Serial: | G-AJOO |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5121 |
| Operator Titles: | Pest Control |
| Location: | Not known |
| Region / Country: | Unknown Region, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 2 August 1947 to 16 October 1949 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong CollectionContact |
| Photo ID: | 317284Submit Correction |
| View count: | 452 |
One of six S-51s imported by Westland in 1947, G-AJOO was used by Pest Control in Bourn in Cambridgeshire. It was reportedly damaged beyond repair on 16 October 1949. Photo by: Charles E Brown
| Registration / Serial: | G-AJOO |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5121 |
| Operator Titles: | Pest Control |
| Location: | Not known | Region / Country: | Unknown Region, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 2 August 1947 to 16 October 1949 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong CollectionContact |
| Registration / Serial: | G-AJOR |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5132 |
| Operator Titles: | BEA - British European Airways |
| City / Heliport: | London - Waterloo Air Terminal Heliport (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 29 July 1952 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 298344Submit Correction |
| View count: | 340 |
1952 saw the first trials at what became the Waterloo Air Terminal heliport. The Festival of Britain was held here the year before and its Dome of Discovery is being torn down in the background. Photo from: British European Airways
| Registration / Serial: | G-AJOR |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5132 |
| Operator Titles: | BEA - British European Airways |
| City / Heliport: | London - Waterloo Air Terminal Heliport (closed)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 29 July 1952 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | G-AJOR |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5132 |
| Operator Titles: | BEA - British European Airways |
| City / Heliport: | London - Waterloo Air Terminal Heliport (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 29 July 1952 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 298344Submit Correction |
| View count: | 340 |
1952 saw the first trials at what became the Waterloo Air Terminal heliport. The Festival of Britain was held here the year before and its Dome of Discovery is being torn down in the background. Photo from: British European Airways
| Registration / Serial: | G-AJOR |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5132 |
| Operator Titles: | BEA - British European Airways |
| City / Heliport: | London - Waterloo Air Terminal Heliport (closed)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 29 July 1952 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | G-AJOR |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5132 |
| Operator Titles: | BEA - British European Airways |
| City / Airport: | Northolt (EGWU / NHT)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 23 August 1947 to 31 July 1953 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 297352Submit Correction |
| View count: | 576 |
The heyday of the Vickers Viking, when Northolt was London's airport pending the construction of Heathrow. The S-51 was one of five American helicopters bought by BEA in 1947. Photo from: British European Airways
| Registration / Serial: | G-AJOR |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5132 |
| Operator Titles: | BEA - British European Airways |
| City / Airport: | Northolt (EGWU / NHT)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 23 August 1947 to 31 July 1953 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | G-AJOR |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5132 |
| Operator Titles: | BEA - British European Airways |
| City / Airport: | Northolt (EGWU / NHT)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 23 August 1947 to 31 July 1953 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 297352Submit Correction |
| View count: | 576 |
The heyday of the Vickers Viking, when Northolt was London's airport pending the construction of Heathrow. The S-51 was one of five American helicopters bought by BEA in 1947. Photo from: British European Airways
| Registration / Serial: | G-AJOR |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5132 |
| Operator Titles: | BEA - British European Airways |
| City / Airport: | Northolt (EGWU / NHT)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 23 August 1947 to 31 July 1953 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | 1HR1 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | Not known |
| Operator Titles: | Venezuela - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Maracay - Florencio Gómez (closed)Map |
| Country: | Venezuela |
| Collection: | Museo Aeronáutico Luis Hernán Paredes |
| Photo Date: | 28 April 2004 |
| Photo by: | Iván Peña NesbitContact |
| Photo ID: | 271904Submit Correction |
| View count: | 205 |
No C/N on this S-51
| Registration / Serial: | 1HR1 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | Not known |
| Operator Titles: | Venezuela - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Maracay - Florencio Gómez (closed)Map | Country: | Venezuela |
| Photo Date: | 28 April 2004 |
| Photo by: | Iván Peña NesbitContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 1HR1 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | Not known |
| Operator Titles: | Venezuela - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Maracay - Florencio Gómez (closed)Map |
| Country: | Venezuela |
| Collection: | Museo Aeronáutico Luis Hernán Paredes |
| Photo Date: | 28 April 2004 |
| Photo by: | Iván Peña NesbitContact |
| Photo ID: | 271904Submit Correction |
| View count: | 205 |
No C/N on this S-51
| Registration / Serial: | 1HR1 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | Not known |
| Operator Titles: | Venezuela - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Maracay - Florencio Gómez (closed)Map | Country: | Venezuela |
| Photo Date: | 28 April 2004 |
| Photo by: | Iván Peña NesbitContact |
| Registration / Serial: | E-T-2 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | Not known |
| Operator Titles: | Venezuela - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Maracay - Florencio Gómez (closed)Map |
| Country: | Venezuela |
| Collection: | Museo Aeronáutico Luis Hernán Paredes |
| Photo Date: | 31 January 1995 |
| Photo by: | Paul SeymourContact |
| Photo ID: | 240524Submit Correction |
| View count: | 249 |
Had been repainted in a yellow colours as 1HR1 by 2007. Has been reported as a Westland Dragonfly ex WG725 but that did not go to Venezuela.
| Registration / Serial: | E-T-2 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | Not known |
| Operator Titles: | Venezuela - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Maracay - Florencio Gómez (closed)Map | Country: | Venezuela |
| Photo Date: | 31 January 1995 |
| Photo by: | Paul SeymourContact |
| Registration / Serial: | E-T-2 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | Not known |
| Operator Titles: | Venezuela - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Maracay - Florencio Gómez (closed)Map |
| Country: | Venezuela |
| Collection: | Museo Aeronáutico Luis Hernán Paredes |
| Photo Date: | 31 January 1995 |
| Photo by: | Paul SeymourContact |
| Photo ID: | 240524Submit Correction |
| View count: | 249 |
Had been repainted in a yellow colours as 1HR1 by 2007. Has been reported as a Westland Dragonfly ex WG725 but that did not go to Venezuela.
| Registration / Serial: | E-T-2 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | Not known |
| Operator Titles: | Venezuela - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Maracay - Florencio Gómez (closed)Map | Country: | Venezuela |
| Photo Date: | 31 January 1995 |
| Photo by: | Paul SeymourContact |
| Registration / Serial: | PH-HAA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5133 |
| City / Airport: | The Hague - Ypenburg (EHYB) (closed)Map |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Photo Date: | 19 August 1947 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 239421Submit Correction |
| View count: | 608 |
The first helicopter in the Netherlands on its first flight in the country, piloted by Hein Bulten, a former fighter pilot. The 'lifting airscrew aircraft' was used for trials including mail and cropdusting flights. It was purchased by the navy as 8-1 (H-1) in 1951 and served until 1959. Photo from: Fotopersbureau Van den Heuvel / Haags Gemeentearchief
| Registration / Serial: | PH-HAA |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5133 |
| City / Airport: | The Hague - Ypenburg (EHYB) (closed)Map | Country: | Netherlands |
| Photo Date: | 19 August 1947 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | PH-HAA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5133 |
| City / Airport: | The Hague - Ypenburg (EHYB) (closed)Map |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Photo Date: | 19 August 1947 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 239421Submit Correction |
| View count: | 608 |
The first helicopter in the Netherlands on its first flight in the country, piloted by Hein Bulten, a former fighter pilot. The 'lifting airscrew aircraft' was used for trials including mail and cropdusting flights. It was purchased by the navy as 8-1 (H-1) in 1951 and served until 1959. Photo from: Fotopersbureau Van den Heuvel / Haags Gemeentearchief
| Registration / Serial: | PH-HAA |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5133 |
| City / Airport: | The Hague - Ypenburg (EHYB) (closed)Map | Country: | Netherlands |
| Photo Date: | 19 August 1947 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | A80-374 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5117 |
| Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Point Cook (YMPC)Map |
| Region / Country: | Victoria, Australia |
| Collection: | RAAF Museum |
| Photo Date: | 13 April 2016 |
| Photo by: | Jonathan VerschuurenContact |
| Photo ID: | 209757Submit Correction |
| View count: | 221 |
| Registration / Serial: | A80-374 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5117 |
| Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Point Cook (YMPC)Map | Region / Country: | Victoria, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 13 April 2016 |
| Photo by: | Jonathan VerschuurenContact |
| Registration / Serial: | A80-374 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5117 |
| Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Point Cook (YMPC)Map |
| Region / Country: | Victoria, Australia |
| Collection: | RAAF Museum |
| Photo Date: | 13 April 2016 |
| Photo by: | Jonathan VerschuurenContact |
| Photo ID: | 209757Submit Correction |
| View count: | 221 |
| Registration / Serial: | A80-374 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5117 |
| Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Point Cook (YMPC)Map | Region / Country: | Victoria, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 13 April 2016 |
| Photo by: | Jonathan VerschuurenContact |
| Registration / Serial: | A80-1 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5127 |
| Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Canberra (YSCB / CBR)Map |
| Region / Country: | Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| Photo Date: | October 1947 to November 1951 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 153731Submit Correction |
| View count: | 831 |
Delivered in 1947, A80-1 was the first helicopter for the RAAF and the Australian military. Written off when it crashed into the Murray River on or about December 4, 1951. The RAAF didn't get into helicopters in a big way until the 1960s and the Vietnam War the arrival of UH-1 Iroquois. Went on to operate CH-47 Chinook, AS350 Squirrel and UH-60 Black Hawks. In 1989 all helicopters were transferred to the Army. Today civilian operators provide SAR at RAAF bases. Photo from: National Library of Australia
| Registration / Serial: | A80-1 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5127 |
| Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Canberra (YSCB / CBR)Map | Region / Country: | Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| Photo Date: | October 1947 to November 1951 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | A80-1 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5127 |
| Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Canberra (YSCB / CBR)Map |
| Region / Country: | Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| Photo Date: | October 1947 to November 1951 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 153731Submit Correction |
| View count: | 831 |
Delivered in 1947, A80-1 was the first helicopter for the RAAF and the Australian military. Written off when it crashed into the Murray River on or about December 4, 1951. The RAAF didn't get into helicopters in a big way until the 1960s and the Vietnam War the arrival of UH-1 Iroquois. Went on to operate CH-47 Chinook, AS350 Squirrel and UH-60 Black Hawks. In 1989 all helicopters were transferred to the Army. Today civilian operators provide SAR at RAAF bases. Photo from: National Library of Australia
| Registration / Serial: | A80-1 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5127 |
| Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Canberra (YSCB / CBR)Map | Region / Country: | Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| Photo Date: | October 1947 to November 1951 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | 9601 |
| Military Code: | 601 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5118 |
| Operator Titles: | Canada - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Hamilton - John C Munro (CYHM / YHM)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ontario, Canada |
| Collection: | Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum |
| Photo Date: | 15 September 2004 |
| Photo by: | R.A.Scholefield |
| Photo ID: | 150533Submit Correction |
| View count: | 159 |
| Registration / Serial: | 9601 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5118 |
| Operator Titles: | Canada - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Hamilton - John C Munro (CYHM / YHM)Map | Region / Country: | Ontario, Canada |
| Photo Date: | 15 September 2004 |
| Photo by: | R.A.Scholefield |
| Registration / Serial: | 9601 |
| Military Code: | 601 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5118 |
| Operator Titles: | Canada - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Hamilton - John C Munro (CYHM / YHM)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ontario, Canada |
| Collection: | Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum |
| Photo Date: | 15 September 2004 |
| Photo by: | R.A.Scholefield |
| Photo ID: | 150533Submit Correction |
| View count: | 159 |
| Registration / Serial: | 9601 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5118 |
| Operator Titles: | Canada - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Hamilton - John C Munro (CYHM / YHM)Map | Region / Country: | Ontario, Canada |
| Photo Date: | 15 September 2004 |
| Photo by: | R.A.Scholefield |
| Registration / Serial: | 8-1 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5133 |
| Operator Titles: | Netherlands - Navy |
| Aircraft Name: | Jezebel |
| City / Airport: | Leiden - Valkenburg (EHVB / LID)Map |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Photo Date: | 16 April 1953 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 135893Submit Correction |
| View count: | 731 |
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)
| Registration / Serial: | 8-1 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5133 |
| Operator Titles: | Netherlands - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Leiden - Valkenburg (EHVB / LID)Map | Country: | Netherlands |
| Photo Date: | 16 April 1953 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | 8-1 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5133 |
| Operator Titles: | Netherlands - Navy |
| Aircraft Name: | Jezebel |
| City / Airport: | Leiden - Valkenburg (EHVB / LID)Map |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Photo Date: | 16 April 1953 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 135893Submit Correction |
| View count: | 731 |
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)
| Registration / Serial: | 8-1 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5133 |
| Operator Titles: | Netherlands - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Leiden - Valkenburg (EHVB / LID)Map | Country: | Netherlands |
| Photo Date: | 16 April 1953 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | G-AJHW |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5117 |
| Operator Titles: | Westland |
| City / Airport: | Dübendorf (LSMD)Map |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Photo Date: | 22 September 1948 to 25 September 1948 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 133811Submit Correction |
| View count: | 537 |
Flown by Alan Bristow, this S-51 arrived in Switzerland on 22 September 1948 for a demo tour. It was built by Sikorsky but assembled and used by Westland. It was later evaluated by British European Airways. Photo from: ETH-Bibliothek Zürich
| Registration / Serial: | G-AJHW |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5117 |
| Operator Titles: | Westland |
| City / Airport: | Dübendorf (LSMD)Map | Country: | Switzerland |
| Photo Date: | 22 September 1948 to 25 September 1948 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | G-AJHW |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5117 |
| Operator Titles: | Westland |
| City / Airport: | Dübendorf (LSMD)Map |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Photo Date: | 22 September 1948 to 25 September 1948 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 133811Submit Correction |
| View count: | 537 |
Flown by Alan Bristow, this S-51 arrived in Switzerland on 22 September 1948 for a demo tour. It was built by Sikorsky but assembled and used by Westland. It was later evaluated by British European Airways. Photo from: ETH-Bibliothek Zürich
| Registration / Serial: | G-AJHW |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5117 |
| Operator Titles: | Westland |
| City / Airport: | Dübendorf (LSMD)Map | Country: | Switzerland |
| Photo Date: | 22 September 1948 to 25 September 1948 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | A80-374 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5117 |
| Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
| City / Area: | Sydney / Hyde Park [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | October 1969 |
| Photo by: | David CarterContact |
| Photo ID: | 34449Submit Correction |
| View count: | 498 |
A80-374 was delivered in April 1951, the RAAF's second helicopter and one of three S-51s The other two were lost in accidents but -374 soldiered on in the crash rescue role with 81 Wing at RAAF Williamtown until the early 1960s. Retired, it became an instructional airframe and then a recruiting aid. It was in Sydney's Hyde Park as part of the annual Waratah Festival. It later became an exhibit at the RAAF Museum, Point Cook.
| Registration / Serial: | A80-374 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5117 |
| Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
| City / Area: | Sydney / Hyde Park [ Off-Airport ]Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | October 1969 |
| Photo by: | David CarterContact |
| Registration / Serial: | A80-374 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5117 |
| Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
| City / Area: | Sydney / Hyde Park [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | October 1969 |
| Photo by: | David CarterContact |
| Photo ID: | 34449Submit Correction |
| View count: | 498 |
A80-374 was delivered in April 1951, the RAAF's second helicopter and one of three S-51s The other two were lost in accidents but -374 soldiered on in the crash rescue role with 81 Wing at RAAF Williamtown until the early 1960s. Retired, it became an instructional airframe and then a recruiting aid. It was in Sydney's Hyde Park as part of the annual Waratah Festival. It later became an exhibit at the RAAF Museum, Point Cook.
| Registration / Serial: | A80-374 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 5117 |
| Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
| City / Area: | Sydney / Hyde Park [ Off-Airport ]Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | October 1969 |
| Photo by: | David CarterContact |