The only model of the
Sikorsky S-55 helicopter in
6 mm scale. 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.
The model is also available in 1/350 Scale with a choice of different rotors:
1/350 Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw set of 4Folded rotors for H-19 set of 4Extended rotors (set of 4)
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