RCN HUP-3s
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51-16621
Piasecki
HUP
HUP-3
PD-18
first date: 11 May 1954 – Taken on strength
Ex USAF H-25, kept US serial number in RCN
service. Arrived at RCNAS Shearwater,
in US Army markings, on 18 May 1954.
To VH 21 at Shearwater in 1954, coded “945”. Renumbered as “245” in 1955. Still numbered “245” when
transferred to VU 33 at NAF Patricia Bay, BC in 1958. Transferred by rail, arrived 10 July 1958. Later marked “405”,
“921” and “621” while on west coast. By 1980 was at BCIT, a technical school at
Vancouver International Airport, wearing fake registration C-BVSD. Donated to Canadian Museum of Flight and
Transportation, Vancouver, BC in 1982.
Sold by this museum in November 2000, into US.
last date: 18 January 1964 – Struck off
51-16622
Piasecki
HUP
HUP-3
PD-18
first date: 11 May 1954
– Taken on strength
Ex USAF H-25, kept US serial number in RCN
service. Arrived at RCNAS Shearwater,
in US Army markings, on 18 May 1954.
To VH 21 at Shearwater in 1954, coded “946”. Renumbered “246” in 1955. Carried to the Arctic in August 1957
onboard USCG USS Eastwind, to replace 51-16623 after it went u/s near
Frobisher Bay, transferring to HMCS Labrador on 5 August. Flown off to Shearwater on 11 October
1957. Still numbered “246”
when transferred to VU 33 at NAF Patricia Bay, BC , arriving on 21 March
1960. Later marked “406”,
“922” and “622” while on west coast. Later sold into US, registered as
N6699D. Used as an instructional
airframe, before being purchased and restored by Boeing, and donated to the
International Helicopter Museum at Weston-super-Mare, UK. On display there in RCN markings.
last date: 4 December 1963 – Struck off, to Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for
sale.
51-16623
Piasecki
HUP
HUP-3
PD-18
first date: 11 May 1954 – Taken on strength
Ex USAF H-25, kept US serial number in RCN
service. Completed on 14 May
1954. Arrived at RCNAS Shearwater, in
US Army markings, on 18 May 1954. To
VH 21 at Shearwater on 8 June 1954, coded “947”. Transported injured light house keeper from
St. Paul Island in October 1954.
Transferred pregant woman from Grand Manan to Saint John on 10
November 1954. Took part in search for missing Avenger 69303 in April
1955. Renumbered “247” in
June 1955. With HU-21 Detachment (Det)
2 onboard HMCS Labrador for Arctic cruise, 28 May to 21 November 1955. Left Halifax on 1 June 1955, to support DEW
Line construction in Hudson Bay and Foxe Basin. To Summerside, PEI with HU 21 Detachment 3,
11 December 1955 to March 1956, for local SAR coverage and training with VS
880. Returned briefly to Shearwater
several times during this detachment.
Back to Detachment 2 in January 1957, for work up on HMCS Labrador off
Bermuda. Remained on board for survey
work in Gulf of St. Lawerence, February to March 1957. Still onboard for European cruise in March
and April 1957. Back on HMCS Labrador
by 21 June 1957 for next Arctic mission.
Rescued crews of HTLs 202 and 205 in July, following their crash on
Peter Point. Flown off to Shearwater
on 11 October 1957. To Boeing Canada
at Arnprior for major overhaul, 28 April to 5 November 1958. Renumbered “923” when transferred
to VU 33 at NAF Patricia Bay, BC in November 1958. Shipped to west coast via rail. Later marked “407” and
“623” while still on west coast.
Was coded “623” when it took part in Victoria Day fly pasts
at Victoria, BC on 19 and 21 May 1961.
Last RCN fllight on 28 February 1964, at Patricia Bay. Marked “623” when withdrawn from
use. Purchased from Crown Assets by
Canadian War Museum on 24 February 1965.
Restored by Boeing Canada at Arnprior May 1981 to November 1982. Now on display at Rockcliffe.
last date: 18 January 1964 – Struck off, to Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for
sale.
This data has come
from a variety of sources, and may contain all sorts of errors. In the
future, I will add a complete list of references. For now, some recent
Internet references can be found at the links below. I would
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Created 26 May 2006. Updated 26 May 2006.