This HUP-3 was manufactured in May 1954 by Piasecki Helicopter Corporation in Norton, Pennsylvania. Built as a model H-25A Army Mule for the U.S. Army, it was immediately modified (door and winch were installed) for use by the Royal Canadian Navy. The HUP-3 was retired in 1964 and purchased by the Museum on February 24, 1965.
Piasecki HUP-3
The HUP-3 was built to a U.S. Navy requirement for a carrier-based helicopter for search-and-rescue and general transportation. Seventy similar aircraft went to the U.S. Army under the designation H-25A. The Royal Canadian Navy received three HUP-3s in 1954. They were retired in 1964.