Aircraft Photo of 148943 / 48943 | Sikorsky HH-34J Seabat | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #838245
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:148943
Alternate Serial:48943
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-58
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-58/H-34/Choctaw/Seahorse
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky HH-34J Seabat
C/n (msn):581327
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Ogden - Hill AFBMap
Region / Country:Utah, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KHIF   IATA: HIF   Local: HIF   Other: -
Collection:Hill Aerospace Museum
 
Photo Date:13 April 1989
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 838245
Photo Comment

Delivered to the US Navy as HSS-1N 148943 in 1961. Redesignated as an SH-34J in 1962. Transferred to the USAF as an HH-34J in 1971. Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ in 1974. To Luke AFB for preservation in 1978. Moved to the Hill Heritage Museum, UT in 1987 then to the March Museum, CA in 2013.

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

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