Sikorsky UH-34D Seahorse, 150227 / 58-1585, National Museum of Naval Aviation
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Registration: 150227
Construction Number: 58-1585
Code Number: 657 / XO / 25 / VX-6 / King Pin II
Model Sikorsky UH-34D Seahorse
Operator: National Museum of Naval Aviation
Airport: Pensacola NAS (NPA / KNPA), USA - Florida
Photographer: Martin Laycock
Date Taken: 08/1996
Date Submitted: 21/02/2009
UH-34D painted to represent a HUS-1L Bu.No. 144657 named 'King Pin II' one of four HUS-1L's modified for operations in Antartica flown by VX-6 on Operation Deep Freeze. King Pin II set a record by flying non-stop from Little America to McMurdo Sound. The 450-mile trip took five hours on 7 December 1957. This UH-34D is actually Bu.No. 150227 and is now painted in US Marine Corps colours at the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Florida.
Picture ID:1159680