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sikorsky s-55 H-19

1949

Model History:

Derivatives and Versions of this model:

Model	Year	History
S-55T

HH-19G Chickasaw	1951

westland whirlwind	1952	During 1950, the Royal Navy had received 10 rescue (HAR.21) and 15 anti-submarine (HAS.22) versions of the Sikorsky S-55 airframes for evaluation ... The main driver for the S-55 evaluation was the frustration of the Admiralty over the difficulties experienced in development and sea tests by th ... Westland had acquired some familiarity with the US built Sikorsky S-55. In November 1950, it negotiated a licence from Sikorsky to build and deve ... The first British Whirlwind flew at Yeovil on 15 Aug 1953 for the Royal Navy with a 3 man crew and three more versions of the Series 1, two for t ... The Whirlwind HAR.5 (a prototype development of the naval HAR.3) was the first British engined version, to be powered by the 14 cylinder, 882hp, ... Westland judged that turbine engines were powerful and reliable enough to incorporate the Gnome into the HAR.9, which needed a redesigned no ... A number of versions were built for civil commercial passenger and freight users, both for the UK and export market. More than 400 Whirlwind ...

mitsubishi S-55C	1958	Mitsubishi license built version of Sikorsky S-55C (H-19/HO4S).

Organisations / Units with this Model:

Organisation Del'd					Units (bold=current)	Bases/Heliports
	1954/81	28	ejercito del aire
				1954/70	Escuadron 803	Getafe 1954/71
	1956/71		aviation légère de l'armée de terre
				1963/70	7 Regiment D'Helicopteres de Combat	Nancy Essey 1958/97
				1963/69	l'Ecole d'Application l'ALAT	Le Luc 1963/now
	1953/63	3	marine luchtvaartdienst
				1953/63	vsq 8	Valkenburg 1952/68
	1952/62	25	Fleet Air Arm
				1952/56	848 squadron	Gosport 1952 Sembawang 1953/56
				1953	705 squadron
				1953/54	706 squadron	Eglinton / Londonderry 1953/54 Gosport 1953
				1954/55	845 squadron	Gosport 1954 Hal Far 1954/55 Lee-on-Solent 1955 Lee-on-Solent 1955/56
				1957/58	701 squadron	Lee-on-Solent 1957/58
				1959/70	781 squadron	Lee-on-Solent 1940/81
				1960/61	737 squadron	Portland 1959/83
				1961	771 squadron	Portland 1961/64
				1963/65	728 squadron	Hal Far 1946/67
	1951/??		US Air Force
				1962/63	41 RQS	AFB Hamilton 1952/73
	1958/65	10	östereichische luftstreitkräfte westland whirlwind
	1960/??		força aeronaval da marinha do brasil westland whirlwind
	1952/70	13	royal canadian navy (1945-1968)
	1954/66		royal canadian air force (1945-1968) westland whirlwind
	1965/??	6	fuerza aerea ecuatoriana
	1956/63	2	Heil Ha'Avir
	1955/??	17	japanese ground self defence force
	1957/??	4	japanese air self defence force
	1958/??	17	japanese air self defence force mitsubishi S-55C
	1959/??	14	japanese ground self defence force mitsubishi S-55C
	1953/77	167	Fleet Air Arm westland whirlwind
	1955/81	135	Royal Air Force westland whirlwind
	1955/67	5	British European Airways westland whirlwind
	1963/64	12	Royal Marines westland whirlwind
	1980/now	1	newark (notts & lincs) air museum ltd. westland whirlwind
	1951/66	30	US Coast Guard HH-19G Chickasaw
	1956/68		Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag

Construction Numbers on database of s-55 H-19 or its versions
3		private owner/unknown
1		Comando de Aviacion Naval Argentina - Argentine Navy
13		royal canadian navy (1945-1968) - royal canadian navy
1		fuerza aerea de chile - chilean air force
6		japanese air self defence force - japanese air force
17		japanese ground self defence force - japanese army
1		Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag - South African Air Force

Construction Numbers of this Model:	Help Us

C/N	Version	Built	History
55-144			55144 : HO4S-2; RCN d/d 29apr55; w/o 25jun57 McNabs Island Halifax Harbour; used as ground instructional airframe
55-305			55305 : HO4S-2; RCN d/d 05dec52; conv to HO4S-3; wfu 08may70
55-320			55320 : HO4S-2; RCN d/d 19dec52; 1955 conv to HO4S-3; w/o 10jul61 ditched off the South Carolina coast. Crew recued by USS Van Vooris (DE 1028)
55-507			JA7151 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-507, ff:?; reg Japan as JA7151 unk; w/o unk.
55-508			JA7152 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-508, ff:?; reg Japan as JA7152 unk; wfu & b/u unk.
55-633			0371 : ARA 4-H-12
55-690			40001 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-690, ff?; del JGSDF as UH-19C 40001 unk; unit xfers unk; wfu & pre Tokorazawa Aviation Museum, Oct99.
55-692			40002 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-692, ff?; del JGSDF as UH-19C 40002 unk; unit xfers unk; wfu & soc unk.
55-707			JA7153 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-707, ff:?; reg Japan as JA7153 unk; wfu & b/u unk.
55-725			40003 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-725, ff?; del JGSDF as UH-19C 40003 unk; unit xfers unk; w/o 27Jan60.
55-726			40004 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-726, ff?; del JGSDF as UH-19C 40004 unk; unit xfers unk; wfu & soc unk.
55-743			40005 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-745, ff?; del JGSDF as UH-19C 40005 unk; unit xfers unk; wfu & soc unk.
55-867			55867 : HO4S-3; RCN d/d 16may55; wfu 17jun64
55-875			55875 : HO4S-3; RCN d/d 16may55; wfu 16may68; preserved Canadian Forces Base Penhold
55-876			55876 : HO4S-3; RCN d/d 10jun55; wfu 15nov68
55-877			55877 : HO4S-3; RCN 4 d/d 10jun55; wfu 16may70; Shearwater Angel preserved at National Aviation Museum Rockcliffe, Ottawa, Ontario
55-878			55878 : HO4S-3; RCN d/d 25aug55; wfu 15nov68
55-885			55885 : HO4S-3; RCN 7 d/d 31aug55; wfu 15aug65; 1970 preserved Canadian Forces Base Borden
55-886			55886 : HO4S-3; RCN d/d 25aug55; w/o 22sep61 crashed into trees near Aspen Cove, Newfoundland while ferrying fire fighters
55-887			55887 : HO4S-3; RCN d/d 26jul55; w/o 04nov58 McNabs island Halifax harbour
55-891			55891 : HO4S-3; RCN d/d 26jul55; wfu 08aug64; preserved at Shearwater Aviation Museum, Shearwater Halifax, Nova Scotia
55-892			55892 : HO4S-3; RCN d/d 31aug55; w/o 14mar57 ditched off the coast of Key West Florida. Crew rescued by USS Cromwell (DE 1014)
55-959			A5 : S-55C. SAAF 17 sqd. preserved airworthy at SAAF Museum
55-1090			71-4701 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-1090, ff?; del JASDF as UH-19C 71-4701 unk; unit xfers unk; wfu & soc unk.
55-1109			40006 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-1109, ff?; del JGSDF as UH-19C 40006 unk; unit xfers unk; wfu & soc unk.
55-1113			71-4702 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-1113, ff?; del JASDF as UH-19C 71-4702 unk; unit xfers unk; wfu & soc unk.
55-1114			40010 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-1114, ff?; del JGSDF as UH-19C 40010 unk; unit xfers unk; wfu & soc unk.
55-1115			40007 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-1115, ff?; del JGSDF as UH-19C 40007 unk; unit xfers unk; wfu & soc unk.
55-1122			40008 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-1122, ff?; del JGSDF as UH-19C 40008 unk; unit xfers unk; wfu & soc unk.
55-1123			71-4703 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-1123, ff?; del JASDF as UH-19C 71-4703 unk; unit xfers unk; w/o 02Aug66.
55-1124			40009 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-1124, ff?; del JGSDF as UH-19C 40009 unk; unit xfers unk; wfu & soc unk.
55-1133			40012 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-1133, ff?; del JGSDF as UH-19C 40012 unk; unit xfers unk; wfu & pre Harada Airpark as UH-19C 40012, NEH, Aug09.
55-1134			40011 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-1134, ff?; del JGSDF as UH-19C 40011 unk; unit xfers unk; w/o 30Jan58.
55-1143			40013 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-1143, ff?; del JGSDF as UH-19C 40013 unk; unit xfers unk; wfu & soc unk.
55-1144			40015 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-1144, ff?; del JGSDF as UH-19C 40015 unk; unit xfers unk; wfu & soc unk.
55-1145			40014 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-1145, ff?; del JGSDF as UH-19C 40014 unk; unit xfers unk; wfu & soc unk.
55-1154			71-4704 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-1154, ff?; del JASDF as UH-19C 71-4704 unk; unit xfers unk; wfu & soc unk.
55-1155			40016 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-1155, ff?; del JGSDF as UH-19C 40016 unk; unit xfers unk; wfu & soc unk.
55-1164			40017 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-1164, ff?; del JGSDF as UH-19C 40017 unk; unit xfers unk; wfu & dum Hyakuri village as UH-19C 40017, NEH, Oct00.
55-1224			81-4705 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-1224, ff?; del Mitsubishi in kit form unk; assembled as Mitsubishi S-55C, M55-001, unk; del JASDF as UH-19C 71-4705 unk; unit xfers unk; wfu & soc unk.
55-1225			81-4706 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-1225, ff?; del Mitsubishi in kit form unk; assembled as Mitsubishi S-55C, M55-002, unk; del JASDF as UH-19C 71-4706 unk; unit xfers unk; wfu & soc unk.
55-1274	S-55T		H-55 : fach. preserved museo los cerrillos santiago

42 C/N found.