Del'd: 3 - 1947 to 1964

Sikorsky S-51 / R-5 / H-5
in
australia Royal Australian Air Force






Following an evaluation of an S-51 ordered in Nov 1946, the RAAF concluded that one airframe was required in each State Capital for emergency relief work. Only 3 were eventually delivered.



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List of Aircraft


C/NModBuiltID     In this OrgIn other Org
51-17 1947 A80-374 After more work as G-AJHW, including service with British European Airways and s...
Westland G-AJHW: One of six S-51s imported by Westlands for evaluation a...
Feb 1948 detached to RNAS Culdrose to resupply the keep...
Royal Navy WB220: ex G-AJHW. To RN for a short period in 1949 for 705Sqn ...
BEA G-AJHW: to British European Airways Aug 1949, until Jul 1956; t...







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