1/72 Italeri Sikorsky S-58

by Amit Yaari

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The S-58 came to the IAF from two sources:
The first 6 were from the U.S.A and all the others came from Germany.

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The two types had different colour schemes.  Some of them had different landing gear and exhausts.  

The American helicopters ware painted in the standard blue RAL 5008 & brown FS 30215 over light grey RAL 7044, while the German helicopters came in original German drab RAL 6014 and was spotted - covering the German stencils with brown paint FS 30215 They served only with the "first Helicopters Squadron".

The model is Italeri # 066.

Amit 

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Photos and text © by Amit Yaari