Canadian Warplanes (5d) Ontario, Ottawa, Canada Aviation & Space Museum: Piasecki HUP-3 helicopter

‍Canada Aviation and Space Museum,

Musée de l'Aviation et de l'Espace du Canada,

Piasecki HUP-3 helicopter

The Canada Aviation and Space Museum is located at 11 Aviation Parkway, Ottawa, Ontario.

The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document every historical Warplane preserved in Canada.  Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these aircraft to provide and update the data on this website.  Photos are by the author unless otherwise credited.  Any errors found here are by the author, and any additions, correctons or amendments to this list of Warplanes in Canada would be most welcome and may be e-mailed to the author at hskaarup@rogers.com.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4821166)

Piasecki HUP-3 helicopter, RCN, ca 1950s.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4821167)

Piasecki HUP-3 helicopter, RCN, ca 1950s.

(RCN Photo)

Piasecki HUP-3 Retriever Helicopter (Serial No. 51-116623), hovering over HMCS Labrador in the Arctic.

(Comox Air Force Museum VU 33 collection Photo)

Piasecki HUP-3 Retriever Helicopter (Serial No. 51-116623), hovering over HMCS Labrador in the Arctic.  Note the white emblem on the tail.  This helicopter started life in the USAF as H-25 51-16623.  When it transferred to the RCN it kept its US serial number while in RCN service. In keeping with the RCN tradition of modified side identification numbers it went to VH 21, at Shearwater, on 8 June 1954, coded as "947".  It was renumbered to "247" in June 1955.  It served witth HU-21 Detachment onboard HMCS Labrador for an Arctic cruise, 28 May to 21 November 1955.  It was renumbered "923" when it was transferred to VU 33 at Patricia Bay, BC in Nov 1958.  It was later marked as "407" and "623" while still on the west coast. It eventually came to the CWM in 1965, and later to the Canada Air and Space Museum.  It is currently on display in the CASM Ottawa.

(Author Photos)

Piasecki HUP-3 Retriever Helicopter (Serial No. 51-116623).

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