Sikorsky H-34A Choctaw

C/N 58-884





Helicopter Sikorsky H-34A Choctaw Serial 58-884 Register 57-1712 used by US Army Aviation Army. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





57-1712

usa US Army Aviation

del US ARMY as H-34A, 57-1712, unk
to MASDC as XJ0117 Aug 22, 1972.
d/d to US Army base Oberschleissheim, Germany. VIP ship for VII Corps, VII Army in Bavaria. It carried troops, VIPs and sling-loaded jeeps, plus hay, coal and beer for a German ski lodge. I was a crew chief on it until July 59. It never failed to fly superbly
1959-09-01 A EGLK at Blackbushe airfield, UK with 57-1714, 57-1737, 54-2909 Pres.Eisenhower to Regents Park London (reputedly after a round of golf at North Hants Golf Club, Fleet, Hants (nearby))




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