H-34 Choctaw in Action - Aircraft No. 146

Moving troops, hauling cargo, carrying out rescues or protecting the Fleet, the helicopter's potential was unlimited. The Sikorsky design was the model S-58, a design that over a twenty-five year period was produced by three companies. The type would see military and civil use in over four dozen countries. The military version of the S-58 became known as H-34s after September 1962.