I am so glad that Germans, Brits, Americans and plenty of other nationality love keeping vintage machines alive just because these machines are cool AND historic!!
I've flown in September 1987 as a passenger with this particular helicopter at the Oldtimer-Airshow Hahnweide near Stuttgart/Germany. A fantastic experience! All the best for the pilot, Mr. Bernd Hauber and his S-58, also to Mr. Eddy Brokken!
This brings back a lot of memories for me. My dad was the first Sikorsky Crew Chief on the first one of these ever built. He did all the experimental tie down tests and was assigned to them for many years. He was sent to Bangkok Thailand as an adviser to the Thai Air Force on these from 1969-1971. he would lift me up into the left seat, the co-pilots seat, with the Thai pilots when they went through some of their starting procedures. Quite a thrill for a young kid.
What a fantastic way to honor your dad. At some point we will all see our lives flash before our eyes. It would be a shame if it's not worth watching. Your Father is a very lucky man. Nicely done.
Way cool that you did that for ur dad. We did the same for mine shortly befor he passed away, It had been almost years but he flew that jet ranger like it yeasterday. Befor that a B-25 ride. Glad to see an old pilot happy. God bless from Texas.
Thanks so much for putting this on. I flew a 34-d in Vietnam with the US Marine Corps and later flew the S-55 (sort of like going even back more in time in civilian life in the Canadian Arctic. Kind of rough but I always felt it would get me home. Great memories and a great sound.
I was stationed in Fulda Germany with the 58th Engineers at Downs Barracks from 1960 to '63 and the H-34 pilots used to let me fly with them on border patrol if there were no brass going as long as I was in uniform.I have some pics of the east german border from the copter rides on the weekends when I was able to go.This is a great video and brings back memories of the old days.Ron G
If I was the pilot in the orange suit, I would had been delighted to have this fine man on board. "Do you want me to carry you, sir? " "No, I´m fine, I used to fly one of these years ago"..."ok, you take me then!" Awesome.
a wonderfull experience it must have been :) it has come to my attention that Edgard "Eddy" Brokken has past away on December 29 ,2014. my deepest condolences to his family and loved ones, may he rest in piece.
great Great GREAT video. It is wonderful to see you n your dad getting the chance to experience the S 58 again. This video re kindles my memories to the time I took my late father back to Pearl Harbor 60 years to the day when he had the over night duty on the Tern - AM31 which was tied up across the end of 1010 pear, 2,000 feet across from the Arizona when she was destroyed along with over a 1,000 men's future........ Again Thank You
@galaxiesaver this once was a bleigna helicopter of the 40th sqn Searc And Rescue in Koksijde (Belgium). It was painted in this german colours for a movie.
@exitbb indeed. I'm now a great fan of our belgian Sea Kings (wich belong now to the 40sth SQN Helicopter Koksijde) , but i have still mountains of respect for the Siko Pilots. Hope your father enjoyed his flight.
Bedankt voor het delen van deze Prachtige video , je vader moet wel emoties gehad hebben tijdens die vlucht , het geluid alleen al geeft je kriebels . thanks for sharing , regards , guido .
Sound of the 50's and early 60's actually. The S-58 was made in 1955. Born in 1960, I only remember jets and turbines by the end of that decade. Very cool video. Never heard of of these start but I've heard plenty of big 'round engines start up at the Reno Air Races. LOVE the sound.
Well, for me it’s the sound of the sixties.... :) The S-58’s/ H34’s at the base where my dad was stationed arrived in the early 60’s and were replaced by the turbine Sea Kings in the mid 70’s...
My dad was a mechanic on, (i don't know what model) 60's tho', one time they had an oil pump go out on a cross country flight. they set down in a clearing in the woods, my dad had along his Lambretta motor scooter. he hops into the nearest town and calls the base to send out a new oil pump and the change it in the field and resume their flight. Got pics somewhere
Geiles Gerät, bin Ende der Sechziger, im Zuge der angefangenen Piloten Ausbildung bei den Heeresfliegern in Bückeburg, einmal mitgeflogen. Musste leider aus gesundheitlichen Gründen (Gehörsenke vom schiessen) abbrechen. Trauere dem heute noch (etwas) hinterher.🤷♂️
For as cool as turbine engines are, and as much power they produce...they will never have the heart warming sound of a good, old fashioned radial engine. Starting a turbine sounds like strangling a cat...starting a radial is like waking up a lion.
The S-58 or H-34 Uh-34 is an early helicopter and is Sikorsky's last piston engine powered helicopter as most in Vietnam now have been reduced to scrap but were restorable. this still has the original wright R-1820-84 radial engine but then again in the 1970s these were converted to turbine power and have good lifting capacity. as this S-58 in piston engine form one of them someday may be aquired by Kermit Weeks in USA for his Fantisy of Flight collection in Polk city Florida. as he collects aircraft and helicopters up to the 1950s as the S-58 was made in the 50s some of them which is a larger version of the Sikorsky S-55 H-19 chickasaw.
Great Video, thanks for sharing! I'm flying with Bernd Hauber in the same air sports club and also had the joy of flying with the Sikorsky. Have you and your father seen the german movie "Die Sturmflut" in which Bernd is flying the Sikorsky in the flood of Hamburg - as he did several years ago?
there is some S-58s that remain in the world ferring passengers cherry tree drying, and other tasks it performs. as few remain with their wright cyclone 9 r-1820 9 cylinder radial engine 1525 horsepower. some in the 1970s were converted to turbine power using two P&W pt-6 turbine engines or twin pack. as this helicopter saw service in vietnam as many remain derlict or scrapped in vietnam. many airworthy s-58 H-34 choctaws remain airworthy mainly in the United States. either airworthy or on static displays in museums.
How can people name this ugly? I just don't get it! This thing is amazing looking. I mean, when you call the H21 flying banana ugly, I can understand your opinion but this machine? Its one of the best looking in the world in my opinion!
Civil version, built in1958 to become N869 for Chicago Helicopter Airways. Then to Sabena Belgium as OO-SHP. After that to Belgian Airforce as B-15 / OT-ZKP vip helicopter. In 1978 to Meravo Luftreederei GmbH in Oedheim.
+Cielo Pachirisu : yes,there´s only a few left (in flying conditions) of the piston "variant" or better said the original... There are probably more around with the "upgraded" turbine version...
More like the sound of the fifties...the first turbine helicopter flew in 1951, and the first production turbine chopper, the Bell UH 1 Huey, first flew in 1956.
most H-34’s in the US and other military were retired in the early 1970’s.. Also , if you look at the early US space flights (Mercury in the early 60’s), the recovery of the capsule was done by H34’s
I loved the old Sikorskys, I remember watching them fly over the Hollywood house where I grew up. The The big radial-powered rotors made a "tokka-tokka" sound that felt powerful to a 5 year old boy living in the Hollywood hills in the 1950s
S-58's are not as rare as you think. Plenty of S-58's in the USA....especially the S-58t with the Pratt-Whitney PT-6 turbines...they are in DAILY use in the USA. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department flies an S-58 as Air5 on a DAILY BASIS. I find it quite difficult to believe there is only ONE S-58 in ALL of Europe that is airworthy. These were produced until 1970. Perhaps you meant to say it is the last airworthy RADIAL POWERED S-58. I might believe that....
See? that´s the difference between us... i do my research before i write comments...S-58´s are out of service with the LA County Sheriff dep. since 1999 !! .... They have or had had H-3´s ( S-61´s which are totally different helicopters... ) which are being replaced by Super Pumas right now.... I know there are still S-58´s in service in the US , but not that many...especially not piston ones... now, find me 1 article or picture of another S-58 still flying in Europe now...good luck
I am so glad that Germans, Brits, Americans and plenty of other nationality love keeping vintage machines alive just because these machines are cool AND historic!!
Great for your father. I have been doing my military duty at the 40sth squadron in BKOK. Still remembering the sound of this workhorse.
I've flown in September 1987 as a passenger with this particular helicopter at the Oldtimer-Airshow Hahnweide near Stuttgart/Germany. A fantastic experience! All the best for the pilot, Mr. Bernd Hauber and his S-58, also to Mr. Eddy Brokken!
It is always great to see a pilot reunited with an aircraft ! Great video !
This brings back a lot of memories for me. My dad was the first Sikorsky Crew Chief on the first one of these ever built. He did all the experimental tie down tests and was assigned to them for many years. He was sent to Bangkok Thailand as an adviser to the Thai Air Force on these from 1969-1971. he would lift me up into the left seat, the co-pilots seat, with the Thai pilots when they went through some of their starting procedures. Quite a thrill for a young kid.
What a fantastic way to honor your dad. At some point we will all see our lives flash before our eyes. It would be a shame if it's not worth watching. Your Father is a very lucky man. Nicely done.
Way cool that you did that for ur dad. We did the same for mine shortly befor he passed away, It had been almost years but he flew that jet ranger like it yeasterday. Befor that a B-25 ride. Glad to see an old pilot happy. God bless from Texas.
Thanks so much for putting this on. I flew a 34-d in Vietnam with the US Marine Corps and later flew the S-55 (sort of like going even back more in time in civilian life in the Canadian Arctic. Kind of rough but I always felt it would get me home. Great memories and a great sound.
Much respect!!! Semper Fi
I was stationed in Fulda Germany with the 58th Engineers at Downs Barracks from 1960 to '63 and the H-34 pilots used to let me fly with them on border patrol if there were no brass going as long as I was in uniform.I have some pics of the east german border from the copter rides on the weekends when I was able to go.This is a great video and brings back memories of the old days.Ron G
VERY NICE AND INTERESTING HELICOPTER!
Truely amazing, for him to get the chance to go for one more flight!! Inspirering
If I was the pilot in the orange suit, I would had been delighted to have this fine man on board. "Do you want me to carry you, sir? " "No, I´m fine, I used to fly one of these years ago"..."ok, you take me then!" Awesome.
What a treasure. Pilot and aircraft. Thanks for sharing.
My all time favorite helicopter. The shape and style, plus that big radial engine, can’t get any better than that😊😊
a wonderfull experience it must have been :)
it has come to my attention that Edgard "Eddy" Brokken has past away on December 29 ,2014.
my deepest condolences to his family and loved ones, may he rest in piece.
nice video and very moving! Bless your Dad. the choppers sound track is just wonderful! thanks
ooh thank you for share this story,what a Honor to see this two retired Captains flight their utility aircraft together again
great Great GREAT video. It is wonderful to see you n your dad getting the chance to experience the S 58 again.
This video re kindles my memories to the time I took my late father back to Pearl Harbor 60 years to the day when he had the over night duty on the Tern - AM31 which was tied up across the end of 1010 pear, 2,000 feet across from the Arizona when she was destroyed along with over a 1,000 men's future........
Again Thank You
Those old round motors sound so good!
That is so neat! He looked very happy flying that.
Great video. Bet this brought back a lot of memories for you dad.
Trés jolie vidéo, bel hommage aux anciens que l'on ne doit pas oublier ...
@galaxiesaver this once was a bleigna helicopter of the 40th sqn Searc And Rescue in Koksijde (Belgium).
It was painted in this german colours for a movie.
Very nice video and ...full of nostalgy.
Back from Vietnam and in the Missouri National Guard we had 34's but they very soon were replaced with Hueys. We missed the noise of the recip!!!
Sounds like an old speed boat. Not what I expected 😳
@jimpeoples1
yes he did a little bit, at the end of the video you can hear the pilot say (in German) that my father still remembers how to fly...
Cool video, cool helicopter
That's freakin awesome! I sure bet he had a blast with that ole classic girl! I sure wish I flew helicopters!
@exitbb indeed. I'm now a great fan of our belgian Sea Kings (wich belong now to the 40sth SQN Helicopter Koksijde) , but i have still mountains of respect for the Siko Pilots. Hope your father enjoyed his flight.
Very very nice video, I enjoyed very much, Well done.Hope your father is well.Joe
Excelente video, que bueno que puedan volar nuevamente con tu padre. Muy bueno!
@seakinglover1 yes, from around 1964 until 1973...i think it was called the Heli-Flight back then.
My Dad flew in these as a medic in the Army in 1962
Bedankt voor het delen van deze Prachtige video , je vader moet wel emoties gehad hebben tijdens die vlucht , het geluid alleen al geeft je kriebels . thanks for sharing , regards , guido .
@stiglistanbul : yes that´s the one: movie was called „Die Sturmflut“ for RTL.
Very nice!
Sound of the 50's and early 60's actually. The S-58 was made in 1955. Born in 1960, I only remember jets and turbines by the end of that decade.
Very cool video. Never heard of of these start but I've heard plenty of big 'round engines start up at the Reno Air Races. LOVE the sound.
Well, for me it’s the sound of the sixties.... :)
The S-58’s/ H34’s at the base where my dad was stationed arrived in the early 60’s and were replaced by the turbine Sea Kings in the mid 70’s...
and by the way , the H-34 flew with the US military in Vietnam until the late sixties, when they were replaced by UH 1’s and others..
I have sat int the cockpit of one of those - it's like sitting in the middle of an engine room.
My dad was a mechanic on, (i don't know what model) 60's tho', one time they had an oil pump go out on a cross country flight. they set down in a clearing in the woods, my dad had along his Lambretta motor scooter. he hops into the nearest town and calls the base to send out a new oil pump and the change it in the field and resume their flight. Got pics somewhere
I bet that cloud smelled amazing..MMM
Crazy to see how the S-55 has evolved, check out the S-55QT.
Was the helo painted in the Heeresflieger scheme for that Hamburg flood movie? I remember seing one of those flying there =)
Geiles Gerät, bin Ende der Sechziger, im Zuge der angefangenen Piloten Ausbildung bei den Heeresfliegern in Bückeburg, einmal mitgeflogen. Musste leider aus gesundheitlichen Gründen (Gehörsenke vom schiessen) abbrechen. Trauere dem heute noch (etwas) hinterher.🤷♂️
Hermoso video, se nota que disfrutaron del vuelo ambos pilotos. Gran trayectoria la de ambos.-
Der war im Film "Die Sturmflut" zu sehen! Der Film weckte mein interresse für diesen Helicopter!
For as cool as turbine engines are, and as much power they produce...they will never have the heart warming sound of a good, old fashioned radial engine. Starting a turbine sounds like strangling a cat...starting a radial is like waking up a lion.
+timmytyphoon your on the money there, brother. brings up the hairs on the back of the neck
Fantastisch . Ook goede muziek . De video is een aardige attentie aan jouw vader .
Brings back memories in the forces
May your dad rest in peace!
Das Video ist der Hammer!
The S-58 or H-34 Uh-34 is an early helicopter and is Sikorsky's last piston engine powered helicopter as most in Vietnam now have been reduced to scrap but were restorable. this still has the original wright R-1820-84 radial engine but then again in the 1970s these were converted to turbine power and have good lifting capacity. as this S-58 in piston engine form one of them someday may be aquired by Kermit Weeks in USA for his Fantisy of Flight collection in Polk city Florida. as he collects aircraft and helicopters up to the 1950s as the S-58 was made in the 50s some of them which is a larger version of the Sikorsky S-55 H-19 chickasaw.
Sounds like a moki.....wonderful.
Awesome vid....thanks from NZ.
With no prop to "pull through", How did pilots clear the run down oil from the bottom cylinders, prior to start-up?
nice video guys thanks. nice machine,
Wow, I still remembering this Helicopter when I was little boy during the Vietman War.
What’s the name of this song you used Bruno it’s lovely
yea not many around anymore we have 1 or 2 restored flying UH34-D flying here in the U.S.
Look how light it is on the controls pilot flying it with 2 fingers
Is this AC still flying? Last pictures/movies I can find online are dated 2011 and back.
I would LOVE to fly one of those!
Great Video, thanks for sharing! I'm flying with Bernd Hauber in the same air sports club and also had the joy of flying with the Sikorsky. Have you and your father seen the german movie "Die Sturmflut" in which Bernd is flying the Sikorsky in the flood of Hamburg - as he did several years ago?
Great video! need more!
NICE VIDEO !!! Cooler Sound !!!
All ops I did in Nam either with 2/4 or 2/26 was with HMM-363 and 364 was on the UH-34....big ass bird..
Very nice video
beautiful video, sehr schön !!!!
What an Honor
Was your father a pilot at the 40sth squadron?
there is some S-58s that remain in the world ferring passengers cherry tree drying, and other tasks it performs. as few remain with their wright cyclone 9 r-1820 9 cylinder radial engine 1525 horsepower. some in the 1970s were converted to turbine power using two P&W pt-6 turbine engines or twin pack. as this helicopter saw service in vietnam as many remain derlict or scrapped in vietnam. many airworthy s-58 H-34 choctaws remain airworthy mainly in the United States. either airworthy or on static displays in museums.
Reminds me of the sound of old farm trucks in the 60's.
How can people name this ugly? I just don't get it! This thing is amazing looking. I mean, when you call the H21 flying banana ugly, I can understand your opinion but this machine? Its one of the best looking in the world in my opinion!
Hello, I would like to buy one, can you help me, how much is it, how many people you can afford, and how many kilometers you travel
Does anyone could give me the title of this amazing song?
great video
@G2GPavehawk : That´s exactly how it feels on board of this helicopter.... : )
I am glad your father got to go for another flight. Pretty cool! Did he take the controls at all during the flight?
Civil version, built in1958 to become N869 for Chicago Helicopter Airways. Then to Sabena Belgium as OO-SHP. After that to Belgian Airforce as B-15 / OT-ZKP vip helicopter. In 1978 to Meravo Luftreederei GmbH in Oedheim.
Great video!
not sure, you can check with the owners, Meravo helicopters in Germany
lucky old duffer, good for him :)
Is this related to the aircraft Museum in Munich?
That was very cool.
Great Video *thumbs*
I’d recognize that sound anywhere.
What engine powers this helicopter?
By 'One of the Last in the World', you mean of the Piston variant, right? Because, the S-58t is still used somewhat often in the US by civilians.
+Cielo Pachirisu : yes,there´s only a few left (in flying conditions) of the piston "variant" or better said the original...
There are probably more around with the "upgraded" turbine version...
Cool video ! Great !!
@penquinbum we salute you great sir..
Awesome
well done Very nice!!!!
How rare are these things? I saw one at a navy base rusting away and getting parts used off of it
ADF Helicopters in Brewester Wa, has ten of them. All flying, used for drying cherries.
Sehr schönes Video.Besonders die on-board-cam.Thanx
More like the sound of the fifties...the first turbine helicopter flew in 1951, and the first production turbine chopper, the Bell UH 1 Huey, first flew in 1956.
most H-34’s in the US and other military were retired in the early 1970’s..
Also , if you look at the early US space flights (Mercury in the early 60’s), the recovery of the capsule was done by H34’s
I loved the old Sikorskys, I remember watching them fly over the Hollywood house where I grew up. The The big radial-powered rotors made a "tokka-tokka" sound that felt powerful to a 5 year old boy living in the Hollywood hills in the 1950s
S-58's are not as rare as you think. Plenty of S-58's in the USA....especially the S-58t with the Pratt-Whitney PT-6 turbines...they are in DAILY use in the USA. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department flies an S-58 as Air5 on a DAILY BASIS.
I find it quite difficult to believe there is only ONE S-58 in ALL of Europe that is airworthy. These were produced until 1970. Perhaps you meant to say it is the last airworthy RADIAL POWERED S-58. I might believe that....
hello well done thanks God speed
How’d you like to be in that thing with that hit miss engine . Sounds like drag car engine .
See? that´s the difference between us... i do my research before i write comments...S-58´s are out of service with the LA County Sheriff dep. since 1999 !! .... They have or had had H-3´s ( S-61´s which are totally different helicopters... ) which are being replaced by Super Pumas right now.... I know there are still S-58´s in service in the US , but not that many...especially not piston ones...
now, find me 1 article or picture of another S-58 still flying in Europe now...good luck
ADF helicopters in Brewester Wa. had ten of the round motor ones, all flying.
beauty!
3:56 ganz lässig... sehr schönes video