request id of helicopter from 1954 movie

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http://omnivoreink.com/TheThunderChild/Articles/Them/helicopter.JPG

is the URL. I think it's a Sikorsky, but if I could get its full
designation I'd appreciate it.

[Torman]

It's a Navy Sikorsky H-5/HO3S. Here's a link to a history page:
http://www.korean-war.com/KWAircraft/US/Navy/sikorsky_h5.html

Mikey Rooney played a pilot who flew one in the movie "The Bridges at
Toko-Ri." I think the same helicopter was used in the 1957 movie, "The
Land Unknown" to fly into a volcano in Antartica to discover a prehistoric
land.



> wrote in message
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> http://omnivoreink.com/TheThunderChild/Articles/Them/helicopter.JPG
>
> is the URL. I think it's a Sikorsky, but if I could get its full
> designation I'd appreciate it.
>

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Torman wrote:
> It's a Navy Sikorsky H-5/HO3S.

Thank you so much for this info! much appreciated, Torman.

[Andy from Oz]

wrote:
> http://omnivoreink.com/TheThunderChild/Articles/Them/helicopter.JPG
>
> is the URL. I think it's a Sikorsky, but if I could get its full
> designation I'd appreciate it.
>
I think this particular one was a Sikorsky Dragonfly as the Brits called
it, it appears to have RAF markings.

[Nick Lappos]

The helo is generally designated as the S-51 family, the HO-5S was the Navy
designation, the machine shown was an Army version, all similar in general
layout, but detailed operational equipment was different. Key word Sikorsky
S-51 to find out more about it.

The movie was "Them" about the giant ants, a very good movie, BTW!

Nick Lappos


> wrote in message
oups.com...
> http://omnivoreink.com/TheThunderChild/Articles/Them/helicopter.JPG
>
> is the URL. I think it's a Sikorsky, but if I could get its full
> designation I'd appreciate it.
>