HOK-1 129801 , in Oct 1973 seen on display at the Bradley Museum grounds, with experimental tail (Kaman test configuration) 

Photo taken and provided by Mr. Sean Carroll

 

 

HOK-1  129801  with experimental tail ,  repair work being done by Mr. Tim Carroll  , 1974 photo   taken and provided by Mr. Sean Carroll

 

 

Photo taken on 13 August 1974 by  Mr. A.G. v.d. Brink   -    with experimental tail and BuNo. 129801

 

 

 

the tailboom of 129801 , Bradley Museum  Spring 1975  - photo by Sean Carroll ;  left to right...  Pete Carroll (Cousin Pete), my brother Tim, and 

Henry Lappa Jr.

 

the tailboom of 125530 , Bradley Museum  Spring 1975 - photo by Sean Carroll

 

 

 

NEW TAIL :

 

Sometime in the Spring of 1975  the tail-section of BuNo. 125530, representing the final concept (production) HOK tail configuration, was mounted to the airframe of BuNo. 129801.  (source :  Mr. Sean Carroll, at that time NEAM employe, see the previous pictures)  

 

Photo of airframe 129801 with tailbooms of 125530 , taken in May 1975 (unknown photographer, coll.Ragay)

 

HOK-1  129801  with tailboom construction of 125530  , 1975 photo   taken and provided by Mr. Sean Carroll 

 

HOK-1  129801  with tailboom construction of 125530 at the new display location , Mid 1975 photo   taken and provided by Mr. Sean Carroll 

 

HOK-1  129801  with tailboom construction of 125530 , removed from display for repainting , ca1978 photo   taken and provided by Mr. Sean Carroll 

 

HOK-1  129801  during repainting , photo ca1978-1979    taken and provided by Mr. Sean Carroll

 

HOK-1  129801  photo 03 May 1980  .  All planned work was terminated as a result of the tornado disaster (Oct79). The airframe was put in long lasting storage

photo taken and provided by Mr. Sean Carroll

 

HOK-1  125530 :

For more information about what had happened with HOK-1  125530  - a personal story written by Mr. Sean Carroll - click here.

  

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K-Tech :

 

photo taken by  Mr. Jerry VanGrunsven on 24 Jan 2004 , K-Tech yard 

 

A "Command Helicopters" HOK or HUK airframe is seen here at the K-Tech yard, Tucson, AZ together with the tailbooms
of HOK 129801 (upside-down on the left) , an unknown one and the tailboom of H-43A 58-1837,
registered as N612 (can anyone bring more light on the owner of N612 ?)

Photo taken by  Mr. Sid Nanson on 08 Oct 2009

 

photo taken by  Mr. Jerry VanGrunsven on 24 Jan 2004 , K-Tech yard

 

 

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NEAM : 

The following two pictures were taken by Mr. Jerry VanGrunsven during a visit to shop of the New England Air Museum,
Windsor Locks, CT on 05 Aug 2006. 

       

last update 15/01/2017