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    Airframe Family: Sikorsky S-62 / H-52 / HU2S
    Latest Model:HH-52A Seaguard
    Last Military Serial:1428 USCG
    Construction Number:62-116
    Compressed ID:Sikorsky HH-52A sn 1428 USCG cn 62-...
    Latest Owner or Location:New England Air Museum, Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, Connecticut

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a HH-52A.

    1967

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Coast Guard with s/n 1428.

    13 April 1971


    Photographer: Larry Wambold
    Notes: CGAS Houston 1971

    Transferred to USCG Air Station Houston, TX.

    From 8 December 1976 to 19 April 1977

    Transferred to USCG Aviation Training Center, Air Station Mobile, AL.

    By 1979

    Transferred to Aboard USCG Cutter Polar Sea.

    By 1980

    Transferred to USCG Air Station Brooklyn, NY.

    1980

    Modified to carry experimental FLIR system which was to be used on HH-65A replacement aircraft.

    By June 1985

    Transferred to USCG Air Station Detroit, MI.

    June 1985


    Photographer: William Cumming

    11 November 1986

    Lieutenant Commander Mark Feldman, Sr, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his heroic action on the morning of 11 November 1986 while serving as the aircraft commander of Coast Guard HH-52A helicopter 1428 during the rescue of two victims of an aircraft crash in Lake St. Clair, Ontario, Canada. LCDR Feldmans selfless actions and aeronautical skill were instrumental in the rescue of the two victims.

    Performed the most recorded rescues of any aircraft.

    By August 1989

    To New England Air Museum, Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, CT.
    View the Location Dossier

    11 June 1992


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    10 October 2015


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Displayed at the New England Air Museum at Bradley International Airport

    6 January 2024


    Photographer: Airframes of Connecticut
    Notes: The HH-52As cockpit

    6 January 2024


    Photographer: Airframes of Connecticut
    Notes: The HH-52As interior
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Airliners.Net
    Aviation Photo Company
    Coast Guard Aviation Association
    Coast Guard Aviation Association
    Defense Technical Information Center
    New England Air Museum
    United States Coast Guard
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
    Mike Henniger
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