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    Airframe Family: Piasecki H-21
    Latest Model:44B
    Last Civil Registration:N74058
    Latest Owner or Location:San Diego Air and Space Museum, Gillespie Field Annex, Gillespie Field, San Diego, California

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    Dates

    Event

    1958

    Constructed as a 44B.

    October 1958

    To Vertol.
    Ernie Szelepscenyi comments (November 2015): Used as the factory demonstrator in Europe for trials with civil operators in several other countries, as well as for mine-sweeping trials in Belgium. It also made several water landings with inflatable pontoons.

    1959

    Ernie Szelepscenyi comments (November 2015): Used for rescue work during the Italian earthquake.

    15 February 1959

    Ernie Szelepscenyi comments (November 2015): On this date in response to the earthquake relief efforts it landed inside the Vatican on 15 Feb 1959, the first motorized vehicle to ever enter the inner compound and was blessed by Pope John XXIII.

    Circa 15 January 1960

    Certificate of airworthiness for N74058 (44A, 438) issued.

    15 January 1960

    To Transport Leasing Corp, Saint Paul 1, MN with c/r N74058.

    14 August 1963

    Civil registration, N74058, cancelled.

    Circa 15 March 1978

    Certificate of airworthiness for CF-NVC (44B, 438) issued.

    15 March 1978

    To Deltaire Industries (Eastern) Ltd, Arnprior, ON with c/r CF-NVC.

    12 June 2001

    Civil registration, CF-NVC, cancelled.

    To unknown owner with c/r N74058.

    To San Diego Air and Space Museum, Gillespie Field Annex, Gillespie Field, San Diego, CA.
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    7 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    7 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    31 May 2013


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: On display at San Diego Air and Space Museum, Gillespie Field Annex, Gillespie Field, San Diego, California

    8 June 2017


    Photographer: Daniel Metcalf
    Notes: Seen at the San Diego Air and Space Museum Gillespie Field Annex in El Cajon, California
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Transport Canada
    Individual Contributors
     Ernie Szelepcsenyi
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