Sikorsky H-5 helicopter

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military helicopter rescue helicopter rotary-wing aircraft utility helicopter

The Sikorsky H-5 is an early post–World War II American utility and rescue helicopter that played a key role in pioneering rotary-wing military and search-and-rescue operations.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Sikorsky H-5	2
Sikorsky S-55	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military helicopter ⓘ rescue helicopter ⓘ rotary-wing aircraft ⓘ utility helicopter ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	HO2S NERFINISHED ⓘ R-5 NERFINISHED ⓘ S-48 NERFINISHED ⓘ
capacity	2 to 3 passengers ⓘ
category	1940s United States helicopters ⓘ military utility aircraft ⓘ search and rescue aircraft ⓘ
configuration	single main rotor ⓘ tail rotor ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crew	1 pilot ⓘ
developedInPeriod	post–World War II era ⓘ
engineType	radial piston engine ⓘ
enteredService	mid-1940s ⓘ
firstFlightDate	1943 ⓘ
historicalSignificance	helped establish helicopter doctrine for the U.S. armed forces ⓘ one of the first practical military helicopters ⓘ
landingGear	fixed landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer	Sikorsky Aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature	external litters for casualty evacuation ⓘ side-by-side seating in cockpit ⓘ
pioneered	early rotary-wing search-and-rescue operations ⓘ helicopter-based medical evacuation ⓘ
powerplant	single piston engine ⓘ
primaryMission	liaison and observation ⓘ rescue of downed aircrew ⓘ
role	medevac ⓘ search and rescue ⓘ utility ⓘ
successor	Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw NERFINISHED ⓘ
tailConfiguration	conventional tail boom ⓘ
usedBy	Civil operators ⓘ French Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
usedFor	air-sea rescue ⓘ communications flights ⓘ training ⓘ
usedInConflict	Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum → hasNotableAircraft → Sikorsky H-5 helicopter ⓘ

R-5 → successor → Sikorsky H-5 helicopter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sikorsky H-5

H-19 Chickasaw → civilDesignation → Sikorsky H-5 helicopter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sikorsky S-55

Igor Sikorsky → hasPartInName → Sikorsky H-5 helicopter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sikorsky H-5