Tuesday, July 14, 2020

These early choppers look very spindly


Thanks, Pete

4 comments:

  1. Does the other side say 'DOWN'?

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  2. The Sikorsky H-5 was actually a pretty damned sophisticated helo for its time. I still remember having a photo of my father suiting up in front of one to go fly it, lifejacket and all.

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  3. Two years ago a couple of guys brought their Piasecki H-21 up from Ramona, CA to the Planes of Fame airshow. I hadn't seen one of them in a very long time. It was pretty neat watching his hover maneuvers.

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  4. Reminds me of the 1954 flick "The Bridges at Toko-Ri"

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