Built in 1955, this S-55, known as "Shearwater Angel," served the RCN for fifteen years until 1970, when it was retired and donated to the Museum.
Sikorsky S-55
HO4S-3
The S-55 was the world’s first certified transport helicopter, the first helicopter to fly the Atlantic, and the first equipped with anti-submarine sonar and torpedoes. RCN operated 13 HO4S-3 which were retired from Canadian service in 1970.