Aircraft Photo of 150 | Sikorsky HSS-1 | France - Navy | AirHistory.net #813868
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:150
Military Code:E
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-58
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-58/H-34/Choctaw/Seahorse
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky HSS-1
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:France - Navy
Location
City / Airport:Rochefort - Soubise (closed)Map
Country:France
Airport Codes:ICAO: LFXR   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
Collection:Musee de l'Aeronautique Navale
 
Photo Date:20 May 2025
Photo by:Richard Vandervord
Photo ID: 813868
Photo Comment

France received 135 US-built H-34s plus a further 130 assembled by Sud Aviation (of which five went to Belgium). The Aéronavale operated them between 1955 and 1979, this one seeing service in North Africa with 31F

This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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