| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 1450 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-62 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-62 (H-52/HU2S/Seaguard) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard (S-62A) |
| C/n (msn): | 62133 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Coast Guard |
| Unit Markings: | CGAS Mobile |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Mobile - RegionalMap |
| Region / Country: | Alabama, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KMOB IATA: MOB Local: MOB Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 21 January 1985 |
| Photo by: | Kenneth I. Swartz |
| Photo ID: | 530920 |
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This USCG Sikorsky HH-52A, 1450, wears the overall red colour scheme applied to aircraft assigned to USCG polar operations aboard ice breakers. In January 1985, the Polar operations unit was HQ at US CGAS Mobile, AB. Photographed returning from a training flight. The first new HH-65 Dolphin helicopters being assembled by Aerospatiale Helicopter Corp in Grande Prairie, TX were also being flight tested at Mobile in January 1985. No. 1450 seems to be one of the first HH-52As retired since it was reported as loaned to the Pima Air Museum, AZ by the National Naval Aviation Museum in March 1986. This photo is copyright © Kenneth I. Swartz, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 18 December 2022, and has since been viewed 210 times. |