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Revision as of 11:26, 23 October 2012
|The following are operators of the Sikorsky H-19 and Westland Whirlwind helicopters.
Sikorsky H-19 operators
Military operators
- Brazilian Air Force - retired from service
- Brazilian Navy - retired from service
- Danish Air Force
- Seven S-55C from 1957-1966
- Imperial Iranian Air Force 12 deliverd at 1963
- Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1954~1976
- Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force 1954~1970
- Japan Air Self-Defense Force 1957~1973
- Japan Coast Guard 1952~1974
- Norwegian Air Force-Four H-19D-4 1958-1967
- Philippines Air Force - Retired in Service
- Philippine Army - Retired in Service replaced by UH-1
- South Korean Air Force 1958~1976
- United States Army
- United States Air Force
- United States Marine Corps
- United States Navy
- United States Coast Guard
Civil Operators
Sabena operated S-55s from 1953.[1]
This airline, founded in 1949, used modified Sikorsky S-55 to carry mail and cargo. Later they used helicopters designed specifically for the civilian market.
Westland Whirlwind operators
Military operators
- Royal Air Force
- No. 22 Squadron RAF
- No. 28 Squadron RAF
- No. 32 Squadron RAF
- No. 84 Squadron RAF
- No. 103 Squadron RAF
- No. 110 Squadron RAF
- No. 155 Squadron RAF
- No. 202 Squadron RAF
- No. 217 Squadron RAF
- No. 225 Squadron RAF
- No. 228 Squadron RAF
- No. 230 Squadron RAF
- No. 275 Squadron RAF
- No. 284 Squadron RAF
- No. 1310 Flight RAF
- Queen's Flight
- Royal Navy - Fleet Air Arm
Civil Operators
BEA experimented briefly with scheduled services using the Westland Whirlwind. When these proved unprofitable, the helicopters were relegated to charter services. A BEA Whirlwind appears in the film A Hard Day's Night.
Related content
Notes
External links
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