Sikorsky H-19D Chickasaw

C/N 55-1180

Built 1958





Helicopter Sikorsky H-19D Chickasaw Serial 55-1180 Register ONU-71620 57-1620 used by United Nations UNHAS ,US Army Aviation Army. Built 1958. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





57-1620

usa US Army Aviation

1958-03-05Sikorsky S-55 c/n 55-1180, ff:?
del US Army as H-19D, 57-1620, 05Mar58.

ONU-71620

United Nations

US Army based in Germany
~Jul60 to United Nations as ONU 71620 for US$ 1
restored to flying conditions at Verlose by Royal Danish Air Force Esk722
airlifted to Congo by USAF
based mainly in Kamina
~Jul64 wfu at the end of the UN mandate
possibly donated to Ghana Air Force
United Nations during July 1960 for use in Congo. Captured by Katangese forces in 1961 and briefly used by them, the helicopter was still around when Katangan secession ended in 1963, but was never recaptured by UN




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