Manufacturer: Piasecki

Piasecki HRP-1 “Flying Banana” (1948)

The Coast Guard acquired three HRP-1 twin-rotor helicopters from the Navy beginning in November 1948. All three helicopters were stationed at Coast Guard Air Station

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