5362 results found
Registration / Serial:44-30125
Alternate Serial:0-430125
Aircraft Original Type:North American B-25 Mitchell
Aircraft Generic Type:North American B-25 Mitchell
Aircraft Version:North American TB-25J Mitchell
C/n (msn):108-33400
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Unit Markings:California ANG
City / Airport:Van Nuys (KVNY / VNY)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:April 1957
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:678440Submit Correction
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Taxiing past the Pinwheel helicopter (see photo 678360) at Van Nuys, which was used by the USAF until 1990. The old Mitchell was one of a 1000-aircraft batch from fiscal year 1944. The tail number system requires the first digit of the full serial to be omitted. When in 1954 someone observed that 1940s and 1950s planes with the same tail numbers were in active service, this was addressed not by simply adding the 'decade digit', but by introding a 0 (not O) prefix for older aircraft. This was abandoned again in 1972. See the article in our AirHistory Magazine section. Photo by: Ralph Crane / Life
Registration / Serial:44-30125
Alternate Serial:0-430125
Aircraft Version:North American TB-25J Mitchell
C/n (msn):108-33400
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Van Nuys (KVNY / VNY)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:April 1957
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:44-30125
Alternate Serial:0-430125
Aircraft Original Type:North American B-25 Mitchell
Aircraft Generic Type:North American B-25 Mitchell
Aircraft Version:North American TB-25J Mitchell
C/n (msn):108-33400
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Unit Markings:California ANG
City / Airport:Van Nuys (KVNY / VNY)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:April 1957
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:678440Submit Correction
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Taxiing past the Pinwheel helicopter (see photo 678360) at Van Nuys, which was used by the USAF until 1990. The old Mitchell was one of a 1000-aircraft batch from fiscal year 1944. The tail number system requires the first digit of the full serial to be omitted. When in 1954 someone observed that 1940s and 1950s planes with the same tail numbers were in active service, this was addressed not by simply adding the 'decade digit', but by introding a 0 (not O) prefix for older aircraft. This was abandoned again in 1972. See the article in our AirHistory Magazine section. Photo by: Ralph Crane / Life
Registration / Serial:44-30125
Alternate Serial:0-430125
Aircraft Version:North American TB-25J Mitchell
C/n (msn):108-33400
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
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
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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
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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:No Reg
Aircraft Original Type:Rotor-Craft RH-1 Pinwheel
Aircraft Generic Type:Rotor-Craft RH-1 Pinwheel
Aircraft Version:Rotor-Craft RH-1 Pinwheel
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Van Nuys (KVNY / VNY)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:April 1957
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:678360Submit Correction
View count: 110
Half man, half helicopter. This 'strap-on helicopter' was powered by rocket motors mounted at the rotor tips. The tail rotor was for steering. Tested by the US Navy against the Hiller ROE and Gyrodyne RON but RH-1 does not seem to be a naval designation and nor is a serial known. Photo by: Ralph Crane / Life
Registration / Serial:No Reg
Aircraft Version:Rotor-Craft RH-1 Pinwheel
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Van Nuys (KVNY / VNY)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:April 1957
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:No Reg
Aircraft Original Type:Rotor-Craft RH-1 Pinwheel
Aircraft Generic Type:Rotor-Craft RH-1 Pinwheel
Aircraft Version:Rotor-Craft RH-1 Pinwheel
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Van Nuys (KVNY / VNY)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:April 1957
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:678360Submit Correction
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Half man, half helicopter. This 'strap-on helicopter' was powered by rocket motors mounted at the rotor tips. The tail rotor was for steering. Tested by the US Navy against the Hiller ROE and Gyrodyne RON but RH-1 does not seem to be a naval designation and nor is a serial known. Photo by: Ralph Crane / Life
Registration / Serial:No Reg
Aircraft Version:Rotor-Craft RH-1 Pinwheel
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Van Nuys (KVNY / VNY)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:April 1957
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:50-1269
Alternate Serial:01269
Aircraft Original Type:Piasecki H-16 (PV-15) Transporter
Aircraft Generic Type:Piasecki H-16 (PV-15) Transporter
Aircraft Version:Piasecki YH-16 Transporter
C/n (msn):[ 50-1269 ]
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Heliport:Morton - Piasecki Factory Heliport (closed)
Region / Country:Pennsylvania, United States
Photo Date:December 1953
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:677954Submit Correction
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The first prototype of the huge H-16 Transporter, first flown on 23 October 1953 on the power of two 1650-hp R-2180 Twin Wasp engines. It looks like the picture was taken at the Piasecki factory in Morton, towards Woodland Avenue. Photo by: Yale Joel / Life
Registration / Serial:50-1269
Alternate Serial:01269
Aircraft Version:Piasecki YH-16 Transporter
C/n (msn):[ 50-1269 ]
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Heliport:Morton - Piasecki Factory Heliport (closed)
Region / Country:Pennsylvania, United States
Photo Date:December 1953
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:50-1269
Alternate Serial:01269
Aircraft Original Type:Piasecki H-16 (PV-15) Transporter
Aircraft Generic Type:Piasecki H-16 (PV-15) Transporter
Aircraft Version:Piasecki YH-16 Transporter
C/n (msn):[ 50-1269 ]
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Heliport:Morton - Piasecki Factory Heliport (closed)
Region / Country:Pennsylvania, United States
Photo Date:December 1953
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:677954Submit Correction
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The first prototype of the huge H-16 Transporter, first flown on 23 October 1953 on the power of two 1650-hp R-2180 Twin Wasp engines. It looks like the picture was taken at the Piasecki factory in Morton, towards Woodland Avenue. Photo by: Yale Joel / Life
Registration / Serial:50-1269
Alternate Serial:01269
Aircraft Version:Piasecki YH-16 Transporter
C/n (msn):[ 50-1269 ]
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Heliport:Morton - Piasecki Factory Heliport (closed)
Region / Country:Pennsylvania, United States
Photo Date:December 1953
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:N406A
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-55
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-55 (H-19/HO4S/HRS/Chickasaw)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-55
C/n (msn):55292
Operator Titles:New York Airways
City / Area:Pearl River Laboratories [ Off-Airport ]
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:August 1957
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:677899Submit Correction
View count: 59
A new and deadly strain of flu emerges in China, and a pandemic spreads... in 1957. A vaccine was developed in the United States by the summer, and here the first crates of vaccine are being rushed to LGA airport by helicopter from the Lederle Labs in Pearl River. Photo by: Walter Sanders / Life
Registration / Serial:N406A
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-55
C/n (msn):55292
Operator Titles:New York Airways
City / Area:Pearl River Laboratories [ Off-Airport ]
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:August 1957
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:N406A
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-55
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-55 (H-19/HO4S/HRS/Chickasaw)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-55
C/n (msn):55292
Operator Titles:New York Airways
City / Area:Pearl River Laboratories [ Off-Airport ]
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:August 1957
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:677899Submit Correction
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A new and deadly strain of flu emerges in China, and a pandemic spreads... in 1957. A vaccine was developed in the United States by the summer, and here the first crates of vaccine are being rushed to LGA airport by helicopter from the Lederle Labs in Pearl River. Photo by: Walter Sanders / Life
Registration / Serial:N406A
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-55
C/n (msn):55292
Operator Titles:New York Airways
City / Area:Pearl River Laboratories [ Off-Airport ]
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:August 1957
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:44-85357
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed P-80/TV-1 Shooting Star (F-80/TO-1)
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed P-80/TV-1 Shooting Star (F-80/TO-1)
Aircraft Version:Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star
C/n (msn):080-1380
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:October 1946
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:677878Submit Correction
View count: 145
Stunning shot of a Shooting Star of the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, based at March Field. The squadron colour of the 94th FS was blue. Photo by: Charles Steinheimer / Life
Registration / Serial:44-85357
Aircraft Version:Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star
C/n (msn):080-1380
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:October 1946
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:44-85357
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed P-80/TV-1 Shooting Star (F-80/TO-1)
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed P-80/TV-1 Shooting Star (F-80/TO-1)
Aircraft Version:Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star
C/n (msn):080-1380
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:October 1946
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:677878Submit Correction
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Stunning shot of a Shooting Star of the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, based at March Field. The squadron colour of the 94th FS was blue. Photo by: Charles Steinheimer / Life
Registration / Serial:44-85357
Aircraft Version:Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star
C/n (msn):080-1380
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:October 1946
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:44-85364
Alternate Serial:485364
Military Code:PN-364
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed P-80/TV-1 Shooting Star (F-80/TO-1)
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed P-80/TV-1 Shooting Star (F-80/TO-1)
Aircraft Version:Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star
C/n (msn):080-1387
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Riverside - March ARB (KRIV / RIV)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:October 1946
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:677847Submit Correction
View count: 181
P-80s of the 1st Fighter Group lined up at March Field in 1946. 44-85364, 44-85349, and 44-85350 are listed with the Group's 71st Fighter Squadron in 1946-47. Photo by: Charles Steinheimer / Life
Registration / Serial:44-85364
Alternate Serial:485364
Aircraft Version:Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star
C/n (msn):080-1387
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Riverside - March ARB (KRIV / RIV)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:October 1946
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:44-85364
Alternate Serial:485364
Military Code:PN-364
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed P-80/TV-1 Shooting Star (F-80/TO-1)
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed P-80/TV-1 Shooting Star (F-80/TO-1)
Aircraft Version:Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star
C/n (msn):080-1387
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Riverside - March ARB (KRIV / RIV)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:October 1946
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:677847Submit Correction
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P-80s of the 1st Fighter Group lined up at March Field in 1946. 44-85364, 44-85349, and 44-85350 are listed with the Group's 71st Fighter Squadron in 1946-47. Photo by: Charles Steinheimer / Life
Registration / Serial:44-85364
Alternate Serial:485364
Aircraft Version:Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star
C/n (msn):080-1387
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Riverside - March ARB (KRIV / RIV)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:October 1946
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:51-16159
Alternate Serial:116159
Aircraft Original Type:Hiller 360
Aircraft Generic Type:Hiller 360/UH-12/OH-23/Raven
Aircraft Version:Hiller H-23B Raven
C/n (msn):319
Operator Titles:USA - Army
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Alaska, United States
Photo Date:August 1952
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:677838Submit Correction
View count: 110
In this image from the 'Helicopter Mapping of Alaska' series, US Army choppers are being assembled. Other photos show no less than eight H-23Bs, and a sign saying 'Tripod Airlines, non-scheduled'. Photo by: George Silk / Life
Registration / Serial:51-16159
Alternate Serial:116159
Aircraft Version:Hiller H-23B Raven
C/n (msn):319
Operator Titles:USA - Army
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Alaska, United States
Photo Date:August 1952
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:51-16159
Alternate Serial:116159
Aircraft Original Type:Hiller 360
Aircraft Generic Type:Hiller 360/UH-12/OH-23/Raven
Aircraft Version:Hiller H-23B Raven
C/n (msn):319
Operator Titles:USA - Army
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Alaska, United States
Photo Date:August 1952
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:677838Submit Correction
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In this image from the 'Helicopter Mapping of Alaska' series, US Army choppers are being assembled. Other photos show no less than eight H-23Bs, and a sign saying 'Tripod Airlines, non-scheduled'. Photo by: George Silk / Life
Registration / Serial:51-16159
Alternate Serial:116159
Aircraft Version:Hiller H-23B Raven
C/n (msn):319
Operator Titles:USA - Army
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Alaska, United States
Photo Date:August 1952
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:51-16155
Aircraft Original Type:Hiller 360
Aircraft Generic Type:Hiller 360/UH-12/OH-23/Raven
Aircraft Version:Hiller H-23B Raven
C/n (msn):315
Operator Titles:USA - Army
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Alaska, United States
Photo Date:August 1952
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:677820Submit Correction
View count: 74
It's a bear! From a photo series entitled 'Helicopter Mapping of Alaska.' Helicopters made the mapping of Alaska a lot easier, dropping surveyors off on the peaks. US Army H-32Bs were involved, although details about this are hard to find. Photo by: George Silk / Life
Registration / Serial:51-16155
Aircraft Version:Hiller H-23B Raven
C/n (msn):315
Operator Titles:USA - Army
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Alaska, United States
Photo Date:August 1952
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:51-16155
Aircraft Original Type:Hiller 360
Aircraft Generic Type:Hiller 360/UH-12/OH-23/Raven
Aircraft Version:Hiller H-23B Raven
C/n (msn):315
Operator Titles:USA - Army
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Alaska, United States
Photo Date:August 1952
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:677820Submit Correction
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It's a bear! From a photo series entitled 'Helicopter Mapping of Alaska.' Helicopters made the mapping of Alaska a lot easier, dropping surveyors off on the peaks. US Army H-32Bs were involved, although details about this are hard to find. Photo by: George Silk / Life
Registration / Serial:51-16155
Aircraft Version:Hiller H-23B Raven
C/n (msn):315
Operator Titles:USA - Army
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Alaska, United States
Photo Date:August 1952
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:52-8684
Aircraft Original Type:Piasecki H-21 Workhorse/Shawnee
Aircraft Generic Type:Piasecki H-21 Workhorse/Shawnee
Aircraft Version:Piasecki H-21B Workhorse
C/n (msn):B.46
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Unit Markings:1254 ATG
City / Area:Washington / The Ellipse [ Off-Airport ]
Region / Country:District of Columbia, United States
Photo Date:12 July 1957
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:677703Submit Correction
View count: 123
Landing not on the White House lawn but on The Ellipse during a government evacuation drill. Photo by: Paul Schutzer / Life
Registration / Serial:52-8684
Aircraft Version:Piasecki H-21B Workhorse
C/n (msn):B.46
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Area:Washington / The Ellipse [ Off-Airport ]
Region / Country:District of Columbia, United States
Photo Date:12 July 1957
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:52-8684
Aircraft Original Type:Piasecki H-21 Workhorse/Shawnee
Aircraft Generic Type:Piasecki H-21 Workhorse/Shawnee
Aircraft Version:Piasecki H-21B Workhorse
C/n (msn):B.46
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Unit Markings:1254 ATG
City / Area:Washington / The Ellipse [ Off-Airport ]
Region / Country:District of Columbia, United States
Photo Date:12 July 1957
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:677703Submit Correction
View count: 123
Landing not on the White House lawn but on The Ellipse during a government evacuation drill. Photo by: Paul Schutzer / Life
Registration / Serial:52-8684
Aircraft Version:Piasecki H-21B Workhorse
C/n (msn):B.46
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Area:Washington / The Ellipse [ Off-Airport ]
Region / Country:District of Columbia, United States
Photo Date:12 July 1957
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:N8120H
Aircraft Original Type:Hiller HJ-1 Hornet
Aircraft Generic Type:Hiller HJ-1 Hornet
Aircraft Version:Hiller HJ-1 Hornet
C/n (msn):2001
City / Airport:East Palo Alto - Hiller Aircraft Factory (closed)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:1951
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:677702Submit Correction
View count: 50
Another HJ-1 Hornet prototype. In Eyerman's photos, dated 1951, another example that looks like N8170H does not wear a registration. This airframe is identified as a HJ-1 by the FAA. Was there really a HJ-1 predecessor called HH-120? Photo by: JR Eyerman / Life
Registration / Serial:N8120H
Aircraft Version:Hiller HJ-1 Hornet
C/n (msn):2001
City / Airport:East Palo Alto - Hiller Aircraft Factory (closed)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:1951
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:N8120H
Aircraft Original Type:Hiller HJ-1 Hornet
Aircraft Generic Type:Hiller HJ-1 Hornet
Aircraft Version:Hiller HJ-1 Hornet
C/n (msn):2001
City / Airport:East Palo Alto - Hiller Aircraft Factory (closed)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:1951
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:677702Submit Correction
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Another HJ-1 Hornet prototype. In Eyerman's photos, dated 1951, another example that looks like N8170H does not wear a registration. This airframe is identified as a HJ-1 by the FAA. Was there really a HJ-1 predecessor called HH-120? Photo by: JR Eyerman / Life
Registration / Serial:N8120H
Aircraft Version:Hiller HJ-1 Hornet
C/n (msn):2001
City / Airport:East Palo Alto - Hiller Aircraft Factory (closed)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:1951
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
City / Area:Off Key West [ Off-Airport ]
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Ship / Rig:USS Siboney CVE112
Photo Date:1952
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:677701Submit Correction
View count: 121
Sea trials for Flying Bananas. Data for the first one. XM-8 is 111832, whereas XM-9 and XM-6 are HRP-1s - note the different nose shapes. Photo dated May 1951 by Life but we gather that this took place off Key West in 1952. Photo by: Hank Walker / Life
Registration / Serial:111831
Aircraft Version:Piasecki HRP-2
C/n (msn):3
Operator Titles:USA - Marines
City / Area:Off Key West [ Off-Airport ]
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:1952
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
City / Area:Off Key West [ Off-Airport ]
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Ship / Rig:USS Siboney CVE112
Photo Date:1952
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:677701Submit Correction
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Sea trials for Flying Bananas. Data for the first one. XM-8 is 111832, whereas XM-9 and XM-6 are HRP-1s - note the different nose shapes. Photo dated May 1951 by Life but we gather that this took place off Key West in 1952. Photo by: Hank Walker / Life
Registration / Serial:111831
Aircraft Version:Piasecki HRP-2
C/n (msn):3
Operator Titles:USA - Marines
City / Area:Off Key West [ Off-Airport ]
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:1952
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Location:Not known
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:December 1947
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:677681Submit Correction
View count: 34
This must be the yellow prototype of the Hiller 360 / UH-12 / H-23 Raven, first flown on 11 November 1947 and sometimes referred to as the 360X. Helicopters were expected to sell like cars, but the smart enclosed body was soon thrown overboard to save weight. Photo by: Charles Steinheimer / Life
Registration / Serial:N68940
Aircraft Version:Hiller 360
C/n (msn):100
Location:Not known
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:December 1947
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Location:Not known
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:December 1947
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:677681Submit Correction
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This must be the yellow prototype of the Hiller 360 / UH-12 / H-23 Raven, first flown on 11 November 1947 and sometimes referred to as the 360X. Helicopters were expected to sell like cars, but the smart enclosed body was soon thrown overboard to save weight. Photo by: Charles Steinheimer / Life
Registration / Serial:N68940
Aircraft Version:Hiller 360
C/n (msn):100
Location:Not known
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:December 1947
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:44-85363
Alternate Serial:485363
Military Code:PN-363
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed P-80/TV-1 Shooting Star (F-80/TO-1)
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed P-80/TV-1 Shooting Star (F-80/TO-1)
Aircraft Version:Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star
C/n (msn):080-1386
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:October 1946
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:677667Submit Correction
View count: 132
The 412th Fighter Group at March Field, renamed the 1st FG in July 1946, was the first P-80 Shooting Star wing. Charles Steinheimer made photos in October according to Life and they were published in the magazine's 9 December 1946 issue. Photo by: Charles Steinheimer / Life
Registration / Serial:44-85363
Alternate Serial:485363
Aircraft Version:Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star
C/n (msn):080-1386
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:October 1946
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:44-85363
Alternate Serial:485363
Military Code:PN-363
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed P-80/TV-1 Shooting Star (F-80/TO-1)
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed P-80/TV-1 Shooting Star (F-80/TO-1)
Aircraft Version:Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star
C/n (msn):080-1386
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:October 1946
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:677667Submit Correction
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The 412th Fighter Group at March Field, renamed the 1st FG in July 1946, was the first P-80 Shooting Star wing. Charles Steinheimer made photos in October according to Life and they were published in the magazine's 9 December 1946 issue. Photo by: Charles Steinheimer / Life
Registration / Serial:44-85363
Alternate Serial:485363
Aircraft Version:Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star
C/n (msn):080-1386
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:October 1946
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Registration / Serial:P9659
Aircraft Original Type:Fairey Barracuda
Aircraft Generic Type:Fairey Barracuda
Aircraft Version:Fairey Barracuda Mk1
C/n (msn):F.4587
Operator Titles:UK - Navy
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:2 November 1942
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Photo assumed taken by Charles E Brown during an air-to-air shoot from Ringway on 2 November 1942. P9659 had first flown two days earlier and was delivered to No 827 Sqn at Stretton in January 1943, the first unit to receive the Barracuda. The type struggled with overweight and only 27 Mk.Is were built. Fitted with more powerful engines, the Barracuda was eventually produced in large numbers, but never liked much in service. Photo by: Charles Brown / Life
Registration / Serial:P9659
Aircraft Version:Fairey Barracuda Mk1
C/n (msn):F.4587
Operator Titles:UK - Navy
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:2 November 1942
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Registration / Serial:P9659
Aircraft Original Type:Fairey Barracuda
Aircraft Generic Type:Fairey Barracuda
Aircraft Version:Fairey Barracuda Mk1
C/n (msn):F.4587
Operator Titles:UK - Navy
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:2 November 1942
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Photo assumed taken by Charles E Brown during an air-to-air shoot from Ringway on 2 November 1942. P9659 had first flown two days earlier and was delivered to No 827 Sqn at Stretton in January 1943, the first unit to receive the Barracuda. The type struggled with overweight and only 27 Mk.Is were built. Fitted with more powerful engines, the Barracuda was eventually produced in large numbers, but never liked much in service. Photo by: Charles Brown / Life
Registration / Serial:P9659
Aircraft Version:Fairey Barracuda Mk1
C/n (msn):F.4587
Operator Titles:UK - Navy
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:2 November 1942
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Location:In Flight
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:May 1939
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Carrying a practice torpedo. L7701 flew with the Torpedo Training Unit at Gosport, then with No 820 Sqn on HMS Ark Royal from August 1939. Photo from: Life
Registration / Serial:L7701
Aircraft Version:Fairey Swordfish Mk1
C/n (msn):F.3435
Operator Titles:UK - Navy
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:May 1939
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Location:In Flight
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:May 1939
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Carrying a practice torpedo. L7701 flew with the Torpedo Training Unit at Gosport, then with No 820 Sqn on HMS Ark Royal from August 1939. Photo from: Life
Registration / Serial:L7701
Aircraft Version:Fairey Swordfish Mk1
C/n (msn):F.3435
Operator Titles:UK - Navy
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:May 1939
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City / Airport:Dunsmuir - Municipal-Mott (1O6)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:June 1933 to December 1933
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The Stinson Model U was a slightly enlarged 1932 development of the SM-6000, with the side engines mounted on stub wings. American Airlines was the main operator. The last airframe off the line in June 1933, NC12196 served as an executive transport for San Francisco Examiner executives, including the newspaper's famous owner William Randolph Hearst. It is seen here against the backdrop of Mt Shasta near Dunsmuir. One of Hearst's estates was nearby at Wyntoon. NC12196 to Aerovías Nacionales of Costa Rica in 1938 as TI-34. Photo from: San Diego Air & Space Museum
Registration / Serial:NC12196
Aircraft Version:Stinson U
C/n (msn):9023
Operator Titles:San Francisco Examiner
City / Airport:Dunsmuir - Municipal-Mott (1O6)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:June 1933 to December 1933
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City / Airport:Dunsmuir - Municipal-Mott (1O6)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:June 1933 to December 1933
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The Stinson Model U was a slightly enlarged 1932 development of the SM-6000, with the side engines mounted on stub wings. American Airlines was the main operator. The last airframe off the line in June 1933, NC12196 served as an executive transport for San Francisco Examiner executives, including the newspaper's famous owner William Randolph Hearst. It is seen here against the backdrop of Mt Shasta near Dunsmuir. One of Hearst's estates was nearby at Wyntoon. NC12196 to Aerovías Nacionales of Costa Rica in 1938 as TI-34. Photo from: San Diego Air & Space Museum
Registration / Serial:NC12196
Aircraft Version:Stinson U
C/n (msn):9023
Operator Titles:San Francisco Examiner
City / Airport:Dunsmuir - Municipal-Mott (1O6)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:June 1933 to December 1933
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Registration / Serial:O-4
Military Code:8A-206
Aircraft Original Type:Hiller 360
Aircraft Generic Type:Hiller 360/UH-12/OH-23/Raven
Aircraft Version:Hiller H-23B Raven
C/n (msn):732
Operator Titles:Netherlands - Air Force
Unit Markings:298 Sqn
Location:In Flight
Country:Netherlands
Photo Date:July 1956
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Under the US military aid programme the Netherlands received thirty-five H-23B helicopters between June 1955 and late 1958. They wore permanent 8A codes, indicating 298 Sqn, although they were also used by other squadrons. Used as a trainer by the US Army, the H-23B had marginal engine power and could barely lift three persons including the pilot. This one is seen flying near Arnhem. Photo from: Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie
Registration / Serial:O-4
Aircraft Version:Hiller H-23B Raven
C/n (msn):732
Operator Titles:Netherlands - Air Force
Location:In Flight
Country:Netherlands
Photo Date:July 1956
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Registration / Serial:O-4
Military Code:8A-206
Aircraft Original Type:Hiller 360
Aircraft Generic Type:Hiller 360/UH-12/OH-23/Raven
Aircraft Version:Hiller H-23B Raven
C/n (msn):732
Operator Titles:Netherlands - Air Force
Unit Markings:298 Sqn
Location:In Flight
Country:Netherlands
Photo Date:July 1956
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Under the US military aid programme the Netherlands received thirty-five H-23B helicopters between June 1955 and late 1958. They wore permanent 8A codes, indicating 298 Sqn, although they were also used by other squadrons. Used as a trainer by the US Army, the H-23B had marginal engine power and could barely lift three persons including the pilot. This one is seen flying near Arnhem. Photo from: Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie
Registration / Serial:O-4
Aircraft Version:Hiller H-23B Raven
C/n (msn):732
Operator Titles:Netherlands - Air Force
Location:In Flight
Country:Netherlands
Photo Date:July 1956
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Registration / Serial:61-3219
Alternate Serial:613219
Aircraft Original Type:Hiller 360
Aircraft Generic Type:Hiller 360/UH-12/OH-23/Raven
Aircraft Version:Hiller H-23F Raven
C/n (msn):2168
Operator Titles:USA - Army
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:January 1962 to September 1962
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The US Army got a limited number of four-seat (O)H-23F Ravens, equivalent to the civilian UH-12E-4, apparently from 1962. There were four with fiscal year 1959 serials, 17 with 1961 serials, of which 61-3218 was changed to an OH-23G, and six with 1962 serials. Powered by a 305-hp engine they were intended for hot and high environments according to Hiller. The OH-23G went back to three seats. Hiller seems to have ignored the quirky tail number system in which the decade digit of the serial should be left out. Photo from: Hiller
Registration / Serial:61-3219
Alternate Serial:613219
Aircraft Version:Hiller H-23F Raven
C/n (msn):2168
Operator Titles:USA - Army
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:January 1962 to September 1962
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Registration / Serial:61-3219
Alternate Serial:613219
Aircraft Original Type:Hiller 360
Aircraft Generic Type:Hiller 360/UH-12/OH-23/Raven
Aircraft Version:Hiller H-23F Raven
C/n (msn):2168
Operator Titles:USA - Army
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:January 1962 to September 1962
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The US Army got a limited number of four-seat (O)H-23F Ravens, equivalent to the civilian UH-12E-4, apparently from 1962. There were four with fiscal year 1959 serials, 17 with 1961 serials, of which 61-3218 was changed to an OH-23G, and six with 1962 serials. Powered by a 305-hp engine they were intended for hot and high environments according to Hiller. The OH-23G went back to three seats. Hiller seems to have ignored the quirky tail number system in which the decade digit of the serial should be left out. Photo from: Hiller
Registration / Serial:61-3219
Alternate Serial:613219
Aircraft Version:Hiller H-23F Raven
C/n (msn):2168
Operator Titles:USA - Army
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:January 1962 to September 1962
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City / Airport:Rivers
Region / Country:Manitoba, Canada
Photo Date:1968 to 1970
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This was the first UH-12E for the Canadian army and the first to arrive at the helicopter flying school at Rivers, Manitoba, on 22 August 1961. The post-1968 designation CH-112 is worn along with Army titles despite the unification of the Canada's armed forces. The serial number was changed to 112264 in 1970. Withdrawn in 1972. To Evergreen as N28872. Photo from: Department of National Defence (Canada)
Registration / Serial:10264
Alternate Serial:264
Aircraft Version:Hiller CH-112 Nomad
C/n (msn):2122
Operator Titles:Canada - Army
City / Airport:Rivers
Region / Country:Manitoba, Canada
Photo Date:1968 to 1970
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City / Airport:Rivers
Region / Country:Manitoba, Canada
Photo Date:1968 to 1970
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This was the first UH-12E for the Canadian army and the first to arrive at the helicopter flying school at Rivers, Manitoba, on 22 August 1961. The post-1968 designation CH-112 is worn along with Army titles despite the unification of the Canada's armed forces. The serial number was changed to 112264 in 1970. Withdrawn in 1972. To Evergreen as N28872. Photo from: Department of National Defence (Canada)
Registration / Serial:10264
Alternate Serial:264
Aircraft Version:Hiller CH-112 Nomad
C/n (msn):2122
Operator Titles:Canada - Army
City / Airport:Rivers
Region / Country:Manitoba, Canada
Photo Date:1968 to 1970
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