Picture Request - PV-2 Harpoon and H-43 Huskie

[Scott Rose]

I'm currently working on the Registry and WRG entries for the PV-2 Harpoon and the H-43 Huskie, If you have any pictures, or either warbirds or in-service pictures I would appreciate them. Either post them here or you can send them to

In fact I am looking for in-service pictures of any aircraft in service up to 1975. (I know, yet one more project)

[Jack Cook]

Brian Reynolds's double barreled egg beater

[maxum96]

Any Huskies still flying? I remember as a kid reading about how the AF used them as rescue helos at crashes.

[Jerry O'Neill]

Kaman Aircraft in Bloomfield, CT had two flying when they were developing the K-Max helicopter about 1-12 years ago. One was the airframe at the New England Air Museum. They bought it from the museum for feasibility testing and then when they were done, they donated it back and returned it to it's original colors when based at Andrews AFB.
Jerry

[Curtis Block]

Jack / Brian,

Is that the truth?

[Swiss Mustangs]

HH-43 B USAF



HH-43F USAF 42ndARRS GeorgeAFB 11-1972



N51850 HH-43 Command Helicopters, Oregon 01-1980



OH-43D USMC VMO-2 11-1978

[Scott Rose]

Great stuff guys, thanks!

I'm slowly developing the Huskie section,
what I have so far is here ---> http://www.warbirdregistry.org/heloregi ... html#HH-43

I'm finding these weird little choppers to be really interesting, didn't know the first ones were radial powered.

[Jack Cook]

Brian's huskie is HH-43B s/n 64-17558 N4069R
to be repainted has this MOH awardee's a/c
http://www.af.mil/history/person.asp?dec=&pid=123006523

[bilwor]

Kaman HH-43F "Huskie" (50)(USAF 59-1569)(N53RH)(Rogers Helicopters)

[Michel C-GNCJ]

OH-43D at Pima:


Pima's PV2 Harpoon:


Arizona Wing CAF's PV2 or C60 ?: