Sikorsky HO4S-3

C/N 55-498

Built 1953





Helicopter Sikorsky HO4S-3 Serial 55-498 Register A5 ZS-HDM WV223 133751 used by Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag SAAF (South African Air Force) ,Autair Helicopters ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) ,US Navy USN. Built 1953. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





133751

usa US Navy

1953-07-21Sikorsky S-55 c/n 55-498, ff:?
acc BuAerRep (BAR) East Hartford, CT, 21Jul53
del USN as HO4S-3, 133751, 22Jul53.

WV223

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

1953-09-26
Sikorsky Whirlwind HAS.22 MAP to UK/Royal Navy as Whirlwind HAS.22 WV223, Ex BuAer 133751, d/d 26Sep53
sold 19Nov70, to South Africa as ZS-HDM, restored as A5 with SANMMH, w/o 02May95
stored Swartkop, South Africa.
705Sq/702-GJ Dec 1953 705 NAS
1956-11-06 A EGPSD845Sq/O by Sep 1955, 845Sq/U Sep 1956 (replacing WV200), Suez assault 6 Nov 1956. Operation Musketeer
728Sq C Flt/621 by Mar 1958
737Sq/781 by Apr 1960 still 1961
781Sq/(827) by Mar 1962, still Apr 1966 (soc 1969 ?) 737 NAS

ZS-HDM

south africa Autair Helicopters

1971-06to Autair Pty, SA. c Jun 1971

A5

south africa Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag

1987 B FASK Exhibit preserved airworthy at SAAF Museum




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