The
Sikorsky S-55 entered service with the
U.S. military in 1950 and served under several designations, including
HO4S (
Navy and Coast Guard),
HRS (
Marines), and
H-19 Chickasaw (
Army and Air Force). Over 1100 were built. In
Korea it served as an
Army transport and
Air Force rescue and medevac helicopter. It saw its last action with the U.S. military in the early days of the
Vietnam war. The
S-55 was used by the
French in
Algeria as both a transport and gunship, and many copies were built in Britain as the
Westland Whirlwind.
These models are a re-scale from our
1/285 H-19, some parts have been modified to better fit the new size.
The rotors for these models are available as separated items.
Folded rotors (set of 4)
Extended rotors (set of 4)
The Sikorsky H-19 is also available in 1/285 scale
Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw (S-55) 1/285
For a complete list of our models please visit our new
catalog in Wix
You can find our Shapeways store
here