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Aircraft:
Sikorsky UH-19B Chicasaw
- Reg: 52-7537 photos
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Serial #:
55.0640
- Airline: United States - US Air Force (USAF)
- Photo Date: Apr 06, 2014
- Uploaded: Mar 14, 2015
- Other Location - Tucson Pima Air and Space Museum, USA - Arizona
Notes:
Markings from the 534th Air Defense Group, Kinross AFB, Michigan. In 1948 Sikorsky Aircraft began design of the Chickasaw for use as a cargo and personnel carrier. In order to maximize the size of the cabin the helicopter's engine was placed in the nose. This allowed the cargo area to reside directly on the center of gravity, minimizing the effects of different loads on the helicopter's balance. The first UH-19 flew in November 1949. The U.S. Air Force adopted the H-19 in 1951. Most were assigned to rescue duties and had a hoist installed above the cabin door. Every branch of the U.S. military, the U.S. Coast Guard, and several foreign nations eventually adopted the Chickasaw. It was the first helicopter approved for civil certification in the United States. A version called the Whirlwind was built in England by Westland.
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Markings from the 534th Air Defense Group, Kinross AFB, Michigan. In 1948 Sikorsky Aircraft began design of the Chickasaw for use as a cargo and personnel carrier. In order to maximize the size of the cabin the helicopter's engine was placed in the nose. This allowed the cargo area to reside directly on the center of gravity, minimizing the effects of different loads on the helicopter's balance. The first UH-19 flew in November 1949. The U.S. Air Force adopted the H-19 in 1951. Most were assigned to rescue duties and had a hoist installed above the cabin door. Every branch of the U.S. military, the U.S. Coast Guard, and several foreign nations eventually adopted the Chickasaw. It was the first helicopter approved for civil certification in the United States. A version called the Whirlwind was built in England by Westland.Camera
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- Reg: 52-7537 photos
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Aircraft:
Sikorsky UH-19B Chicasaw
- Airline: United States - US Air Force (USAF)
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Serial #:
55.0640
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Photo Location
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Other Location - Tucson Pima Air and Space Museum
- USA - Arizona
