Sikorsky HO5S series
Last updated on: February 26, 2018
This is just for those helos that received Navy/Marine Corps Bureau Numbers, even those that were transferred from the USAF/US Army.
At the end of this page is a list of people who have graciously offered their help. Thank you all very much!
HO5S-1 b/n 125516
*Sold on the civilian market and registered as N6994C and CF-GWE.
HO5S-1 b/n 125517
*VMO-6.
*Sold on the civilian market and registered as N8002E (or N8002H?).
*Currently preserved at the Udvar-Hazy Center in Washington, DC.
HO5S-1 b/n 125518
*--info needed.--
HO5S-1 b/n 125519
*1952: VMO-6.
*Sold on the civilian market and registered as N8003E.
*Currently preserved at the Naval Aviation Museum at NAS Pensacola, FL.
HO5S-1 b/n 125520
*1953: VMO-6.
HO5S-1 b/n 125521
*1953: VMO-6.
*VMO-6 as WB-43.
HO5S-1 b/n 125522
*VMO-6.
HO5S-1 b/n 125523
*1953: VMO-6.
HO5S-1 b/n 125524
*1952: VMO-6.
*1952: HEDRON-1.
HO5S-1 b/n 125525
*1953: VMO-6.
HO5S-1 b/n 125526
*VMO-6.
*Sold on the civilian market and registered as N4645S.
HO5S-1 b/n 125527
*1953: VMO-6.
HO5S-1 b/n 126696
*--info needed.--
HO5S-1 b/n 126697
*--info needed.--
HO5S-1 b/n 126698
*--info needed.--
HO5S-1 b/n 126699
*--info needed.--
HO5S-1 b/n 126700
*--info needed.--
HO5S-1 b/n 126701
*--info needed.--
HO5S-1 b/n 126702
*--info needed.--
HO5S-1 b/n 126703
*--info needed.--
HO5S-1 b/n 126704
*--info needed.--
HO5S-1 b/n 126705
*--info needed.--
HO5S-1 b/n 128601
*7/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
HO5S-1 b/n 128602
*7/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
*Sold on the civilian market and registered as N6995C, CG-GWF, and N9432H.
HO5S-1 b/n 128603
*7/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
*1955: HMX-1 as XM-27.
*Sold on the civilian market and registered as N54061.
HO5S-1 b/n 128604
*7/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
HO5S-1 b/n 128605
*8/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
*Sold on the civilian market and registered as N74818 and HP-456.
HO5S-1 b/n 128606
*8/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
*Sold on the civilian market and registered as N74816.
*Crashed?
HO5S-1 b/n 128607
*8/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
HO5S-1 b/n 128608
*8/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
HO5S-1 b/n 128609
*8/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
HO5S-1 b/n 128610
*8/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
*Currently preserved at the Connecticut Air and Space Center, CT.
HO5S-1 b/n 128611
*8/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
*Sold on the civilian market and registered as CF-GWD and N74840.
HO5S-1 b/n 128612
*8/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
HO5S-1 b/n 128613
*8/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
HO5S-1 b/n 128614
*8/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
HO5S-1 b/n 128615
*8/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
*1953: VMO-6.
HO5S-1 b/n 128616
*9/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
*VMO-6 as WB-49.
*Sold on the civilian market and registered as N9329R and G-BVBO.
HO5S-1 b/n 128617
*9/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
HO5S-1 b/n 128618
*9/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
*VMO-6 as WB-50.
HO5S-1 b/n 128619
*9/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
HO5S-1 b/n 128620
*11/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
HO5S-1 b/n 130101
*11/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
HO5S-1 b/n 130102
*11/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
*Sold on the civilian market and registered as N54065.
HO5S-1 b/n 130103
*11/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
HO5S-1 b/n 130104
*11/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
*1953: VMO-6.
*Sold on the civilian market and registered as N54062.
HO5S-1 b/n 130105
*11/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
*Sold on the civilian market and registered as N54060, N9683C, and N9018Q.
HO5S-1 b/n 130106
*11/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
HO5S-1 b/n 130107
*11/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
*Sold on the civilian market and registered as N6452S.
HO5S-1 b/n 130108
*11/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
*Sold on the civilian market and registered as CF-GWA, N9425H, and HP-477.
HO5S-1 b/n 130109
*11/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
HO5S-1 b/n 130110
*12/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
*Sold on the civilian market and registered as N54065.
*Currently preserved in DeLand, FL.
HO5S-1 b/n 130111
*12/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
*1953: VMO-6.
HO5S-1 b/n 130112
*12/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
*1953: HADRON-1.
*1953: VMO-6.
*7/1953: Damaged beyond repair in Korea. Date?
HO5S-1 b/n 130113
*12/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
*Sold on the civilian market and registered as N9683C and N9018Q.
HO5S-1 b/n 130114
*1/1953: Delivered to the US Navy.
*Sold on the civilian market and registered as N4654S.
HO5S-1 b/n 130115
*1/1953: Delivered to the US Navy.
*1953: VMO-6 as WB-42.
*Sold on the civilian market and registered as N4653S.
HO5S-1 b/n 130116
*1/1953: Delivered to the US Navy.
HO5S-1 b/n 130117
*12/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
HO5S-1 b/n 130118
*12/1952: Delivered to the US Navy.
*Sold on the civilian market and registered as N54063.
HO5S-1 b/n 130119
*1/1953: Delivered to the US Navy.
HO5S-1 b/n 130120
*1/1953: Delivered to the US Navy.
HO5S-1 b/n 130121
*1/1953: Delivered to the US Navy.
HO5S-1 b/n 130122
*1/1953: Delivered to the US Navy.
*1953: VMO-6 as WB-50.
*Sold on the civilian market and registered as N74817.
HO5S-1 b/n 130123
*1/1953: Delivered to the US Navy.
*Sold on the civilian market and registered as N9328R.
HO5S-1 b/n 130124
*1/1953: Delivered to the US Navy.
*1953: HADRON-1.
*1953: VMO-6.
HO5S-1 b/n 130125
*1/1953: Delivered to the US Navy.
*1953: VMO-6.
HO5S-1 b/n 130126
*1/1953: Delivered to the US Navy.
HO5S-1 b/n 130127
*1/1953: Delivered to the US Navy.
*Sold on the civilian market and registered as CF-GWB and N9426H.
HO5S-1 b/n 130128
*1/1953: Delivered to the US Navy.
*Sold on the civilian market and registered as N4651S, N2038V, and HP-449.
HO5S-1 b/n 130129
*1/1953: Delivered to the US Navy.
HO5S-1 b/n 130130
*2/1953: Delivered to the US Navy.
HO5S-1 b/n 130131
*2/1953: Delivered to the US Navy.
HO5S-1 b/n 130132
*2/1953: Delivered to the US Navy.
HO5S-1 b/n 130133
*2/1953: Delivered to the US Navy.
HO5S-1 b/n 130134
*2/1953: Delivered to the US Navy.
HO5S-1 b/n 130135
*2/1953: Delivered to the US Navy.
HO5S-1 b/n 130136
*2/1953: Delivered to the US Navy.
*1953: HADRON-1.
*1953: VMO-6.
*Currently preserved at the American Helicopter Museum at West Chester APT, PA.
HO5S-1 b/n 130137
*2/1953: Delivered to the US Navy.
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For their assistance in various parts of this project, I would like to give thanks to the following individual
people...
Gary Verver
Tjalling Boelman
