USAF Piasecki H-21 Shawnee, Workhorse or the 'Flying Banana' helicopter photographic Computer wallpaper  USAF Piasecki H-21 Shawnee, Workhorse or Flying Banana helicopter photographic Computer desktop wallpaper

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USAF Piasecki H-21 Shawnee, Workhorse or Flying Banana helicopter

American Frank Piasecki was an early pioneer of the twin tandem rotor concept on helicopters. The Prototype XH-21 first flew in 1952. Between 1954 and 1959 300 Piasecki H-21C Shawnee general-purpose helicopters were delivered to the US Army. Many of them were soon to see service in Vietnam prior to being replaced by of more modern helicopters such as the Bell "Huey" UH-1 general purpose helicopter, CH-47 Chinooks (which essentially were the major replacements for the Shawnee), CH-53 Stallions and CH-54 skycranes.

The USAF Piasecki H-21B was the troop carrying version and was capable of carrying 20 troops. The Piasecki H-21A versions was a Search and rescue SAR helicopter. In the US Air Force the H-21 was known as the WorkHorse but in the Army it was called the Shawnee after their naming protocol of using North American First Nation tribal names. To the rest of the world it became known as the "Flying Banana". Because of its shape.

Helicopters - Military Airforce Aircraft Airshow 

There are many International Air Tattoos and air shows like the one at Fairford Air Base, Duxford, Farnborough, Biggin Hill, Cosford, Eastbourne AirShow, Abingdon UK air show, Boscombe Down UK air shows, Greenham Common, Mildenhall air fete where you can have fun with all the family looking at static aviation displays as well as the acrobatics in the air. You can see many of these planes, Supermarine spitfire, tornado, battle of Britain fighters, warbirds, vulcan,, Lancaster, lightning, mosquito, Eurofighter, VC10, DC10 Shackleton, jaguar, typhoon, sabre, super sabre, delta dart, talon, phantom, falcon, thunderbirds, eagle. Learjet, lockheed, Douglas, McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle, McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II USMC, Vought F4U-5NL Nite-Corsair, McDonnell Douglas A-4F Skyhawk USMC, Lockheed HC-130H Hercules, Lockheed P-38J Lightning, Curtiss P-40E Warhawk. North American P-51D Mustang, Republic P-47B/D Thunderbolt Razorback, Bell P-39D Airacobra , Northrop P-61B Black widow, Martin B-26B/C Marauder, North American B-25B/C Mitchell, B-24J Liberator, Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress, Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Zero, Hawker Hurricane, Junkers Ju 52, Messerschmitt Me 110C, Messerschmitt Bf 109E, Focke Wulf Fw 190A, Panavia Tornado RAF, Grumman A-6A Intruder, Grumman F-14A Tomcat, Douglas F-18A Hornet USN, Lockheed S-3B Viking, Grumman E-2C Hawkeye, Lockheed C-130H Hercules, Lockheed C-5A/B Galaxy to name but a few

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