1958 picture of S-58C

[gold]

Hi,

Sometimes the family album can be quite suprising..

a picture of Sabena S-58C OO-SHG which went to the Belgian air force as B9 and just flew a few months as such before being taken off charge after a heavy landing due to a engine failure.


Sabena : Sikorsky S-58C OO-SHG by Yolan104, on Flickr

If someone recognize the surroundings, pleas let us known. We have no idea where the picture is taken.

[AK01]

Rotterdam Waalhaven heliport perhaps? There was a service from there to Brussels or Antwerp in those days i believe.

[Stratofreighter]

Also see
http://www.forgottenairfields.com/nethe ... -s878.html

The "Katshoek", rather near the Railway lines "Hofpleinlijn" and the main line from Rotterdam to Utrecht, is now completely built over.

[gold]

Not sure if Heliport Rotterdam is the right location. The passengers on the picture lived in St. Oedenrode, Brabant. The buildings visible in the back doesn't look "Rotterdams" to me. But it 's hard to tell from the pictures I found so far.

BTW, There's is also a picture from the other side taken ;


Sabena : Sikorsky S-58C OO-SHG by Yolan104, on Flickr

[Stephan Lodewijks]

It wouldn't surprise me if this is Eindhoven city heliport? Sabena had a regular service with S.58's to that heliport at the Boutenslaan. Today there's a driving course training park on that terrain.

Stephan

[gold]

Hi Stephan,

Thanks. Didn't know there was a Heliport once at Eindhoven too.

I am gonna see if there's info about that and if there are matches. We also know that the granddad of my gf was a frequent traveller with relatives in Germany.

We will keep things posted, as I really want to know the exact location

[Stephan Lodewijks]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzbW0FSI5rE

And also a lot of photos if you google

Steef

[Stephan Lodewijks]

I am gonna see if there's info about that and if there are matches. We also know that the granddad of my gf was a frequent traveller with relatives in Germany.

There were German destinations from Eindhoven heliport:

Quote from Eindhoven In Beeld website:
(sorry, it's a quote in Dutch, not the mandatory English...)
Mijn broer Wil heeft op Heliport gewerkt als: ass.stationmanager, in de periode 1959-1965. Van hem kreeg ik de volgende informatie: De auto op de foto was van de heer Herman Francois, de directeur van Heliport. Sabena vloog van Brussel via Eindhoven naar Duisburg en Dortmund, Brussel, Luik en Maastricht. En Brussel, Antwerpen, Rotterdam. En Brussel, Lille, Parijs. Alle vluchten gingen 2x daags. In 1958, tijdens de wereldtentoonstelling in Brussel, heeft de Sabena een verbinding onderhouden middele een grote (z.g. banaanhelicopter) 28 persoons. Normaal was 12 personen. Het hokje links op de foto was bestemd voor bransblussers, olie e.d. Later is op het braakliggend terrein daarnaast nog een gebouwtje gekomen van de Fa. Wassink uit Tilburg voor luchtvracht - See more at: http://www.eindhoveninbeeld.com/foto.ph ... 7wJx2.dpuf

Stephan