Sikorsky HR2S-1

C/N 56-020

Built 1957 - Written off 1958





Helicopter Sikorsky HR2S-1 Serial 56-020 Register 140320 used by US Marine Corps USMC. Built 1957. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





140320

usa US Marine Corps

1957-03-27Sikorsky S-56, c/n 56-020, ff:?
del USMC as HR2S-1, 140320, 27Mar57
w/o unk.
1958-12-03 w/o 03dec58 in the Potomac River

“ Pilot Major Bill Quick and my dad co-pilot Master Sgt. Paul E. Mayer were involved in a crash with BuNo 140320 in the Potomac River Dec.3, 1958. have all the official navy fotos and statement from my dad as to what happened and newpaper clippings of the accident. with a broken back, my dad managed to pull various crew out of the water and onto the wreckage.





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