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 Sikorsky (USA) HH-52A Seaguard Helicopter - Seattle, WA
N 47° 31.056 W 122° 17.760
10T E 553002 N 5262925
One of many static aircraft displays located at the Museum of Flight at King County International Airport. Admission fees apply.
Waymark Code: WMVG42
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 04/14/2017
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Located at the Museum of Flight are a large number of static aircraft on display. One of them is a Sikorsky (USA) HH-52A Seaguard Helicopter. The Museum of Flight website contains a page devoted to this aircraft and it reads:
The Seaguard helicopter served as a workhorse for the U.S. Coast Guard for over 25 years. The amphibious aircraft has been credited with saving 15,000 lives and $1.5 billion in property loss and damage since its deployment with the Coast Guard in 1963. Ninety-nine HH-52s were based on Coast Guard cutters, icebreakers, and air stations until retirement in 1989.
The Museum's helicopter entered service in 1966 and has flown missions from Detroit, Michigan, Mobile, Alabama, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and Cape May, New Jersey. Its last station was Port Angeles, Washington. It was retired in 1982 and donated to The Museum of Flight in 1988.
Another nearby placard highlights this helicopter in more detail and reads:
The Flying Boat
The unique, flying-boat hull of the Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard helicopter allowed it to operate from land, water, snow or virtually any other surface with ease. The Seaguard was the first helicopter designed with such a hull and was the first turbine-powered helicopter flown by the U.S. Coast Guard. It entered service with the Coast Guard beginning in January of 1963 and served as a medium-range search and rescue (SAR) vehicle until 1989. A total of 99 Seaguards were deployed to Coast Guard Air Stations, ice breakers and cutters.
The Museum's Seaguard, CGNR1415 (CGNR stands for Coast Guard Number) was delivered to the Coast Guard on April 30, 1966. It served on the Great Lakes, and on the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts before finishing its career at Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles here in Washington.
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Sikorsky (USA) HH-52A
Tail Number: (S/N): CGNR1415
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Museum of Flight
inside / outside: inside
Other Information:: Not listed
Access restrictions: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)
Tell why you are visiting this waymark along with any other interesting facts or personal experiences about the aircraft not already mentioned.
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