Sikorsky YH-18A          49-2889

                                 

                                     Four military versions of the civilian model S-52-2 were supplied to the U.S. Army in 1949.  In
                                     the event, the aircraft saw wider spread use with the U.S. Navy as the HO5S-1 than it did with
                                     the Army. . Having said that, less than 100 were built in all.   I have an image of a civilianized one
                                     (N8003E) in my ex-Military Section.   One of the YH-18As was converted to the turbine powered
                                     XH-39.