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Evaluated by the United States Army as the YH-30 and the United States Navy as the XHUM-1. 1948 Never Unknown Sikorsky H-19: Utility helicopter Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation 1949 1950 1102 Vertol H-21: Cargo helicopter Piasecki Helicopter: 1952 1954 707 American Helicopter XH-26 Jet Jeep: Experimental tip jet. observation helicopter. American ...
List of United States Air Force aircraft designations (1919–1962) List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962) List of United States Army aircraft designations (1956–1962) List of United States Tri-Service aircraft designations; List of U.S. DoD aircraft designations; List of undesignated military aircraft of the United States
The first customer was the United States Air Force, which ordered five YH-19 aircraft for evaluation; the YH-19's first flight was on 10 November 1949, less than a year after the program start date. This was followed by delivery of the first YH-19 to the U.S. Air Force on 16 April 1950 and delivery of the first HO4S-1 helicopter to the U. S ...
Pages in category "Cold War military equipment of the United States" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The military cutbacks enacted at the end of the Cold War proved to be the death knell for the CH-54's military service; the final National Guard flight was conducted on 10 January 1993. [1] Following their withdrawal from military use, many CH-54s were acquired by civilian operators and thus continued to be used in this new capacity. [1]
The US was among several countries around the world ushering in a new era of fighter aircraft toward the end of World War II.. The T-33 Shooting Star was instrumental in transitioning early ...
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During the Cold War many nations including the Soviet Union and the United States were fiercely protective of their airspaces. Aircraft which entered an opposing nation's airspace were often shot down in air-to-air combat. The incidents produced a heightened sense of paranoia on both sides that resulted in the downing of civilian craft. Many of ...