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The Sikorsky H-5 (initially designated R-5 [a] and also known as S-48, S-51 and by company designation VS-327 [1]) is a helicopter built by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation.. It was used by the United States Air Force, and its predecessor, the United States Army Air Forces, as well as the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard (with the designations HO2S and HO3S).
Sikorsky HNS-1 Sikorsky HOS-1 HO3S-1 Bell HTL-1 Piasecki HRP-1 [7] 1 July 1946 1 April 1948 "Helicopter Development Squadron" Aircraft and personnel used to establish the first two U. S. Navy operational helicopter squadrons (HU-1 and HU-2) [8] HUQ-1: MQ-8: 20 September 2012 March 2014 "Unmanned Helicopter Reconnaissance Squadron"
Sikorsky H-5F and G (USAF) Sikorsky H-19C Chickasaw (USAF, US Army) Sikorsky HO3S-1 (USN, USMC) Sikorsky HRS-1 Chickasaw (USMC) UK and Commonwealth. Attack airplanes.
This task was reassigned to VMX-1 in Yuma, Arizona; since the contract award of the new presidential helicopter in 2014 to Sikorsky Aircraft, however, HMX-1 has assumed the temporary role of OT&E for this platform, because of its unique nature and mission [clarification needed]. The VH-92A first flew in 2017 and became operational in 2024.
Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron FOUR (HS-4) was established on 30 June 1952 aboard Naval Air Station Imperial Beach flying the Sikorsky HO3S-1.It was the first anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter squadron of the U.S. Navy to deploy aboard an aircraft carrier, the escort carrier USS Rendova (CVE-114).
Sikorsky HNS - Helicopter; Sikorsky HO2S - Helicopter; Sikorsky HO3S - Helicopter; Sikorsky JRS - Transport amphibian; Sikorsky JR2S - Impressed transport flying boat; Sikorsky XPBS-1 - Patrol flying boat; Stearman N2S - Trainer; Stinson OY Sentinel - Observation/liaison aircraft; Stinson R3Q - Trainer/utility aircraft; Spartan NP - Trainer
The Sikorsky S-61R is a twin-engine helicopter used in transport or search and rescue roles. A developed version of the S-61 (the SH-3 Sea King) , the S-61R was also built under license by Agusta as the AS-61R .
Also in 1948, Missouri became the first battleship to host a helicopter detachment, operating two Sikorsky HO3S-1 machines for utility and rescue work. [42] The battleship departed Norfolk on 1 November 1948 for a second three-week Arctic cold-weather training cruise to the Davis Strait.