Italeri 1066 - 1/72 UH-34J Sea Horse   [IT-1066S]

Period: from '50 to '90

Nation: United States

Model Dim.: 19,7 cm

UH-34J SEA HORSE

The S-58, built on Sikorskys initiative, was ignored by armed forces commanders. However, they soon became aware of the outstanding potential of this machine which, in H-34 variation, would see service with armies in 25 various nations! The very last medium helicopter to make use of a piston motor before the development of the turbine, the H-34 received its baptism of fire in Algeria. In Vietnam the U.S. Army preferred the H-21, but the H-34 was used extensively by the Marines. Withdrawn from frontline service within the 70s, the H-34 ended up being then utilized extensively in civilian aviation: some devices, now upgraded with turbine engines, are still in service in a variety of parts of the entire world.