Los Angeles Airways
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Los Angeles Airways was a helicopter airline founded in October 1947 by Clarence Belinn and based in Westchester, California, which offered service to area airports throughout Southern California.
A LAA Sikorsky S-51 departs from the Terminal Annex Post office roof on its inaugural airmail flight, 1947.
A LAA Sikorsky S-61 landing at the Disneyland Resort
Sikorsky S-61
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The Sikorsky S-61L and S-61N are civil variants of the SH-3 Sea King military helicopter. They were developed and produced by the American helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft.
Los Angeles Airways
…and the Newporter Resort in Newport Beach. Service was later expanded to Ontario and San Bernardino. LAA's fleet grew with the acquisition of four Sikorsky S-61's in March 1962; the airline became the first civil operator of the type, at a purchased price of $650,000 each. On October 25, 1965, the Civil Aeronautics…
A S-61N Mk.II operating for Sociedad de Salvamento y Seguridad Marítima in Spain
A Coulson Aircrane S-61L dropping water during the Australian bushfire season.
S-61N during a SAR operation
A Carson Helicopters Sikorsky S-61N