Former US Navy 128594. Struck off charge at NAF Litchfield Park, AZ in 1963 and sold as N5SA. To the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace in 1998, restored and put on display as 130077.

Former US Navy 128594. Struck off charge at NAF Litchfield Park, AZ in 1963 and sold as N5SA. To the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace in 1998, restored and put on display as 130077.

The French Navy used the HUP-2 for SAR missions during the Indochina war and so this example (original United States Navy BuNo 128594) is on display in the Hall des Hélicoptères. This frame became N5SA after its military service and joined this super museum in May 1997.

This rare gem of an aircraft was displayed outside the Musee de l'Air during the airshow again, though it was not easy to find and must have been missed by many visitors. It is not the real 130077, but ex 128594, cn unknown.

This rare gem of an aircraft was displayed outside the Musee de l'Air during the airshow again, though it was not easy to find and must have been missed by many visitors. It is not the real 130077, but ex 128594.

Painted as one of 15 HUP-2 Retrievers operated by the Aéronavale, this is acutally BuNo 128594.

This beauty, a rare type has apparently been in store at Dugny (the opposite side of Le Bourget to the Museum) for decades. Beautifully restored it was displayed outside the Musee de l'Air during the airshow. Often misquoted as cn 77, it is not the real 130077, but ex 128594.