H-34 Choctaw

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The H-34 Choctaw is a piston-engined military transport and utility helicopter widely used by the U.S. and allied forces from the 1950s through the Vietnam War era.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
H-34 3
H-34 Choctaw canonical 3
SH-21 Shawnee 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (76)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military helicopter ⓘ
piston-engined helicopter ⓘ
transport helicopter ⓘ
utility helicopter ⓘ
armamentOptions depth charges in ASW role ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ
rockets ⓘ
civilianVariant Sikorsky S-58 ⓘ
configuration single main rotor with tail rotor ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 2 ⓘ
derivedFrom Sikorsky S-58 design ⓘ
engineLocation nose-mounted engine ⓘ
engineModel Wright R-1820 Cyclone ⓘ
firstFlight 1954 ⓘ
fuselageType metal semi-monocoque ⓘ
introduced mid-1950s ⓘ
landingGear fixed landing gear ⓘ
mainRotorBlades 4 ⓘ
manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft ⓘ
maximumSpeed approximately 200 km/h ⓘ
natoReportingName Horse ⓘ
notableFeature clamshell nose doors for engine access ⓘ
large sliding cabin door ⓘ
passengerCapacity approximately 12 to 16 troops ⓘ
powerplant single radial piston engine ⓘ
primaryEraOfUse Cold War ⓘ
Vietnam War era ⓘ
range approximately 350 km ⓘ
retiredFromUSService 1970s ⓘ
role anti-submarine warfare ⓘ
cargo transport ⓘ
medical evacuation ⓘ
search and rescue ⓘ
troop transport ⓘ
utility helicopter ⓘ
serviceEntry early 1950s ⓘ
status retired from front-line military service ⓘ
used in civilian and museum roles ⓘ
successor turbine-powered helicopters such as the UH-1 Iroquois ⓘ
tailRotorLocation starboard side of tail ⓘ
typicalCrew pilot and copilot ⓘ
usAirForceDesignation H-34 ⓘ
linked to: H-34 Choctaw
usArmyDesignation H-34 ⓘ
linked to: H-34 Choctaw
usArmyLaterDesignation CH-34 ⓘ
usedBy Argentine Navy ⓘ
Belgian Air Force ⓘ
Brazilian Navy ⓘ
French Army ⓘ
French Navy ⓘ
Greek Armed Forces ⓘ
Israeli Air Force ⓘ
Portuguese Air Force ⓘ
Republic of China Army ⓘ
Royal Cambodian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Canadian Navy ⓘ
Royal Moroccan Air Force ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
Royal Netherlands Navy ⓘ
Royal Norwegian Air Force ⓘ
South Vietnamese Air Force ⓘ
Turkish Armed Forces ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
West German Army ⓘ
West German Navy ⓘ
linked to: German Navy

Yugoslav Air Force ⓘ
usedInConflict Algerian War ⓘ
Congo Crisis ⓘ
Suez Crisis ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
various Cold War regional conflicts ⓘ
usMarineCorpsDesignation HUS ⓘ
usNavyDesignation HSS ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sikorsky Aircraft → notableProduct → H-34 Choctaw ⓘ
H-34 Choctaw → usArmyDesignation → H-34 ⓘ
linked to: H-34 Choctaw
H-34 Choctaw → usAirForceDesignation → H-34 ⓘ
linked to: H-34 Choctaw
HSS → relatedDesignation → H-34 Choctaw ⓘ
Sikorsky S-58 → militaryDesignation → H-34 ⓘ
linked to: H-34 Choctaw
Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service → aircraftUsed → SH-21 Shawnee ⓘ
linked to: H-34 Choctaw
UH-34 → alsoKnownAs → H-34 Choctaw ⓘ
subject linked to: UH-34 helicopter