Development of S-51 design to meet Naval requirement for a utility helicopter, 2 prototypes built. The type was evaluated against the Piaseckli XHJP-1, which won the competition and was produced as the HUP-1 Retriever. 
List of Operators of S-53 XHJS |
Global Distribution of S-53 XHJS |
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Construction Numbers |
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| C/N | Built as | Year | History | |
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| 53-001 | 1947 |  30368 | ||
| 53-002 | 1947 | 30370 | ||
