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    Airframe Family: Sikorsky S-55 / H-19 / HRS / HO4S / Whirlwind
    Latest Model:CH-19E Chickasaw
    Last Military Serial:129020 USN
    Construction Number:55-0102
    Last Civil Registration:VH-ORA
    Compressed ID:Sikorsky CH-19E sn 129020 USN cn 55...
    Latest Owner or Location:Australian Aviation Museum, Sydney Bankstown Airport, Sydney, New South Wales

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    Dates

    Event

    1952

    Constructed as a HRS-2.

    22 February 1952

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Marine Corps with BuNo 129020.

    June 1955

    Converted to a HRS-3.
    Used for testing of Rocket-on-Rotor system with small rocket nozzles on the rotor blade tips.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 129020.

    20 August 1967

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Navy.

    16 March 1971

    To Orlando Helicopter Airways with new c/r N8307 (CH-19E, 129020).

    29 November 1978

    Destroyed in a crash.
    Near Hanceville,Alabama.

    29 November 1978

    Crashed.
    The incident occurred at Hanceville, AL, United States.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    By 29 November 1978

    To unknown owner with c/r N8307.

    Repaired.
    Rebuilt using fuselage and data plate from US Army H-192.

    Redesignated as CH-19E.

    28 June 1985

    To Museum of Flight, Nowra with new c/r VH-ORA.

    Circa 1986


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: Circa 1986 photo at Archerfield, Brisbane, Australia

    February 2009

    To Australian Aviation Museum, Sydney Bankstown Airport, Sydney, New South Wales.
    View the Location Dossier

    14 January 2015


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: 2015 photo inside the Australian Aviation Museum at Bankstown

    14 January 2015


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: Interior of CH-19E at Australian Aviation Museum at Bankstown
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