Aircraft Photo of 116120 | Hiller H-23A (UH12A) | France - Air Force

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	116120
Military Code:	W
Aircraft Original Type:	Hiller 360
Aircraft Generic Type:	Hiller 360/UH-12/OH-23/Raven
Aircraft Version:	Hiller H-23A (UH12A)
C/n (msn):	274
Operator Titles:	France - Air Force

Location
Location:	Not known
Country:	Vietnam

Photo Date:	25 June 1952
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	875029

Photo Comment
The first helicopters in French Indochina were two Hiller 360s in 1950. Four similar H-23As were taken over from the US Army in early 1952, and 51-16120 was one of them. The H-23A had quickly been withdrawn from the war in Korea. The French installed uprated engines later on. The ambulance pods seem to be the same as in photo 676511 and they were not practical. Photo taken somewhere in Cochinchina, the southernmost part of Vietnam. This airframe survives at La Ferté-Alais! Photo by: Raoul Coutard / ECPAD This photo was added on 5 December 2025, and has since been viewed 78 times.

Photo Comment

The first helicopters in French Indochina were two Hiller 360s in 1950. Four similar H-23As were taken over from the US Army in early 1952, and 51-16120 was one of them. The H-23A had quickly been withdrawn from the war in Korea. The French installed uprated engines later on. The ambulance pods seem to be the same as in photo 676511 and they were not practical. Photo taken somewhere in Cochinchina, the southernmost part of Vietnam. This airframe survives at La Ferté-Alais! Photo by: Raoul Coutard / ECPAD

This photo was added on 5 December 2025, and has since been viewed 78 times.

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