Subject: Re: Walk-around sets Number 1 S-55 Helicopter
From: "Steve Bamford" <[email-masked]>
To: "gmcd" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 18:22:53 -0700

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com
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From: gmcd <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 10:13 PM
Subject: Walk-around sets Number 1 S-55 Helicopter

> Hi Steve:  here's the first set of walk-arounds, to be followed by more.
>
> The S-55 (HO4S) was used by the Royal Canadian Navy as an aircraft carrier
> borne utility and rescue aircraft.  The walk-arounds in this set are taken
> from two examples.  The red and blue S-55 belongs to the Canadian Museum
of
> Flight and Transportation, located in Langley, B.C.  It is currently under
a
> slow restoration schedule and is essentially a complete airframe, but it
> lacks an engine.  The restored grey Royal Canadian Navy example is located
> in the National Aeronautical Collection at Rockcliffe, Ontario and it is
> essentailly complete.  The rotor head photo was taken at the British
> Columbia Institute of Technology at the South Terminal of Vancouver
> International Airport, and it is used as a teaching aid.
>