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sikorsky s-55 H-19

1949        


Model History:

Derivatives and Versions of this model:

ModelYearHistory
    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
1954/8128 ejercito del aire
1954/70     Escuadron 803Getafe 1954/71
1956/71 aviation légère de l'armée de terre
1963/70     7 Regiment D'Helicopteres de CombatNancy Essey 1958/97
1963/69     l'Ecole d'Application l'ALATLe Luc 1963/now
1953/633 marine luchtvaartdienst
1953/63     vsq 8Valkenburg 1952/68
1952/6225 Fleet Air Arm
1952/56     848 squadronGosport 1952
SGSembawang 1953/56
1953     705 squadron
1953/54     706 squadronEglinton / Londonderry 1953/54
Gosport 1953
1954/55     845 squadronGosport 1954
MTHal Far 1954/55
Lee-on-Solent 1955
Lee-on-Solent 1955/56
1957/58     701 squadronLee-on-Solent 1957/58
1959/70     781 squadronLee-on-Solent 1940/81
1960/61     737 squadronPortland 1959/83
1961     771 squadronPortland 1961/64
1963/65     728 squadron MTHal Far 1946/67
1951/?? US Air Force
1962/63     41 RQSAFB Hamilton 1952/73
1958/6510 östereichische luftstreitkräfte     westland whirlwind
1960/?? força aeronaval da marinha do brasil     westland whirlwind
1952/7013 royal canadian navy (1945-1968)
1954/66 royal canadian air force (1945-1968)     westland whirlwind
1965/??6 fuerza aerea ecuatoriana
1956/632 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
1953/77167 Fleet Air Arm     westland whirlwind
1955/81135 Royal Air Force     westland whirlwind
1955/675 British European Airways     westland whirlwind
1963/6412 Royal Marines     westland whirlwind
1980/now1 newark (notts & lincs) air museum ltd.     westland whirlwind
1951/6630 US Coast Guard     HH-19G Chickasaw
1956/68 Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag

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


Construction Numbers of this Model: Help Us    

C/NVersionBuiltHistory
    55-144 royal canadian navy  (1945-1968) 55144 : HO4S-2; RCN d/d 29apr55; w/o 25jun57 McNabs Island Halifax Harbour; used as ground instructional airframe
    55-305 royal canadian navy  (1945-1968) 55305 : HO4S-2; RCN d/d 05dec52; conv to HO4S-3; wfu 08may70
    55-320 royal canadian navy  (1945-1968) 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 Comando de Aviacion Naval Argentina 0371 : ARA 4-H-12
    55-690 japanese ground self defence force 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 japanese ground self defence force 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 japanese ground self defence force 40003 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-725, ff?; del JGSDF as UH-19C 40003 unk; unit xfers unk; w/o 27Jan60.
    55-726 japanese ground self defence force 40004 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-726, ff?; del JGSDF as UH-19C 40004 unk; unit xfers unk; wfu & soc unk.
    55-743 japanese ground self defence force 40005 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-745, ff?; del JGSDF as UH-19C 40005 unk; unit xfers unk; wfu & soc unk.
    55-867 royal canadian navy  (1945-1968) 55867 : HO4S-3; RCN d/d 16may55; wfu 17jun64
    55-875 royal canadian navy  (1945-1968) 55875 : HO4S-3; RCN d/d 16may55; wfu 16may68; preserved Canadian Forces Base Penhold
    55-876 royal canadian navy  (1945-1968) 55876 : HO4S-3; RCN d/d 10jun55; wfu 15nov68
    55-877 royal canadian navy  (1945-1968) 55877 : HO4S-3; RCN 4 d/d 10jun55; wfu 16may70; Shearwater Angel preserved at National Aviation Museum Rockcliffe, Ottawa, Ontario
    55-878 royal canadian navy  (1945-1968) 55878 : HO4S-3; RCN d/d 25aug55; wfu 15nov68
    55-885 royal canadian navy  (1945-1968) 55885 : HO4S-3; RCN 7 d/d 31aug55; wfu 15aug65; 1970 preserved Canadian Forces Base Borden
    55-886 royal canadian navy  (1945-1968) 55886 : HO4S-3; RCN d/d 25aug55; w/o 22sep61 crashed into trees near Aspen Cove, Newfoundland while ferrying fire fighters
    55-887 royal canadian navy  (1945-1968) 55887 : HO4S-3; RCN d/d 26jul55; w/o 04nov58 McNabs island Halifax harbour
    55-891 royal canadian navy  (1945-1968) 55891 : HO4S-3; RCN d/d 26jul55; wfu 08aug64; preserved at Shearwater Aviation Museum, Shearwater Halifax, Nova Scotia
    55-892 royal canadian navy  (1945-1968) 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 Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag A5 : S-55C. SAAF 17 sqd. preserved airworthy at SAAF Museum
    55-1090 japanese air self defence force 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 japanese ground self defence force 40006 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-1109, ff?; del JGSDF as UH-19C 40006 unk; unit xfers unk; wfu & soc unk.
    55-1113 japanese air self defence force 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 japanese ground self defence force 40010 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-1114, ff?; del JGSDF as UH-19C 40010 unk; unit xfers unk; wfu & soc unk.
    55-1115 japanese ground self defence force 40007 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-1115, ff?; del JGSDF as UH-19C 40007 unk; unit xfers unk; wfu & soc unk.
    55-1122 japanese ground self defence force 40008 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-1122, ff?; del JGSDF as UH-19C 40008 unk; unit xfers unk; wfu & soc unk.
    55-1123 japanese air self defence force 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 japanese ground self defence force 40009 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-1124, ff?; del JGSDF as UH-19C 40009 unk; unit xfers unk; wfu & soc unk.
    55-1133 japanese ground self defence force 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 japanese ground self defence force 40011 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-1134, ff?; del JGSDF as UH-19C 40011 unk; unit xfers unk; w/o 30Jan58.
    55-1143 japanese ground self defence force 40013 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-1143, ff?; del JGSDF as UH-19C 40013 unk; unit xfers unk; wfu & soc unk.
    55-1144 japanese ground self defence force 40015 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-1144, ff?; del JGSDF as UH-19C 40015 unk; unit xfers unk; wfu & soc unk.
    55-1145 japanese ground self defence force 40014 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-1145, ff?; del JGSDF as UH-19C 40014 unk; unit xfers unk; wfu & soc unk.
    55-1154 japanese air self defence force 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 japanese ground self defence force 40016 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-1155, ff?; del JGSDF as UH-19C 40016 unk; unit xfers unk; wfu & soc unk.
    55-1164 japanese ground self defence force 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 japanese air self defence force 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 japanese air self defence force 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 fuerza aerea de chile H-55 : fach. preserved museo los cerrillos santiago
    42 C/N found.



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