H-34 Choctaw being restored to airworthy in France
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H-34 Choctaw being restored to airworthy in France
Basically an early piston engined Wessex of the Vietnam era for those that do not recognise the name.
https://www.scramble.nl/military-new...tion-in-france
Not many of you will have heard of a place called Saint-Michel-en-l'Herm. It is a small village in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. In this tiny village interesting things are going on concerning a Sikorsky H-34 Choctaw.
Members of the “Un Siko en Vol” (“A flying Sikorsky”) association are restoring Sud Aviation built H-34A serial SA55 (c/n SA55) with code 68-OA to airworthiness. This helicopter was flown by the French Armée Legère a Terre (ALAT, French Light Army Aviation) and saw action during the War in Algeria.
France purchased an initial batch of 134 H-34 helicopters. These were shipped in kit-form from the United States and locally assembled by Sud-Aviation. Later, a further 166 were domestically manufactured by Sud-Aviation, which were flown by said ALAT, but also by the Marine Nationale (French Navy) and Armée de l’Air (AdlA, French Air Force).
In anticipation of a first flight (which can still take some time) the helicopter, has already been registered in the historic register as F-AYOA. Since 4 November 2023, the project and its volunteers have found a new hangar with more space for their intriguing project.
Bonne chance mes amis! (We all wish you success!)
Members of the “Un Siko en Vol” (“A flying Sikorsky”) association are restoring Sud Aviation built H-34A serial SA55 (c/n SA55) with code 68-OA to airworthiness. This helicopter was flown by the French Armée Legère a Terre (ALAT, French Light Army Aviation) and saw action during the War in Algeria.
France purchased an initial batch of 134 H-34 helicopters. These were shipped in kit-form from the United States and locally assembled by Sud-Aviation. Later, a further 166 were domestically manufactured by Sud-Aviation, which were flown by said ALAT, but also by the Marine Nationale (French Navy) and Armée de l’Air (AdlA, French Air Force).
In anticipation of a first flight (which can still take some time) the helicopter, has already been registered in the historic register as F-AYOA. Since 4 November 2023, the project and its volunteers have found a new hangar with more space for their intriguing project.
Bonne chance mes amis! (We all wish you success!)
https://www.scramble.nl/military-new...tion-in-france
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