Officiellement désigné sous le nom de Shawnee par l'US Army, cet hélicoptère a aussi porté les surnom de "Workhorse" (cheval de trait) mais surtout de "Banane Volante".
Voici un modèle au 1/144 monté et peint par M. Chaubet sur lequel j'ai posé les décalques de CanMilAir.
Initially conceived as a rescue helicopter (particularly in the Arctic environment where he could fly at temperatures of -53 ° C), the Piasecki H-21 has been used in many other roles : flying crane and freight transport, medical evacuation and both by US Army in Vietnam and French Army Light Aviation (ALAT - Aviation Légère de l'Armée de Terre) during the war in Algeria, for the transport of troops, possibly armed.
Officially known as the Shawnee by the US Army, the helicopter also carried the nickname "Workhorse" but above "Flying Banana".
Here is a model at 1/144, assembled and painted by Mr. Chaubet, on which I put the CanMilAir decals.
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