Man, that's some rough, herky-jerky flying there! So different from what we're used to now. I guess they were low-time guys. My dad was in the Marines back in the mid-1950s, and flew HRS's (1, 2, and 3's) and I wondered if any of those cowboys were him? Dug through the garage and found his old logbooks, and thankfully saw that he was in HMR-262, not 161. (And if I'm not mistaken, the S-55 was one of only a few a/c that were used by all four branches plus the Coast Guard!)
Real perfect. But I find the music don't fit.
AH6JLittleBird 1 week ago
wow awesome beauty, this heli rocks! And what a hell of a pilot.... Liked :-)
deimos2k6 2 months ago
Man, that's some rough, herky-jerky flying there! So different from what we're used to now. I guess they were low-time guys. My dad was in the Marines back in the mid-1950s, and flew HRS's (1, 2, and 3's) and I wondered if any of those cowboys were him? Dug through the garage and found his old logbooks, and thankfully saw that he was in HMR-262, not 161. (And if I'm not mistaken, the S-55 was one of only a few a/c that were used by all four branches plus the Coast Guard!)
flyboy1100 10 months ago
Love that Helo. Ugly as sin but lots of character. I was working on one recently...5/5 but odd music choice...
CIWS1 2 years ago 2
Nothing gets in the way of the HRS!
5*****
MrBshit225 2 years ago
Actually USMC, HRS-1 Sikorsky's of HMR-161. H-19 was the Army designation for the Sikorsky S-55. Great video.
turbo19h 3 years ago