Piasecki H-25, Army Mule

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Piasecki H-25, HUP Retriever/Army Mule
US Army Aviation Museum
 Ft. Rucker, Alabama, USA
November 19, 2014

Piasecki changed its name to Vertol in 1956 and was bought by Boeing in 1960, becoming Boeing-Vertol.  The US Army and the navies of France, Canada, and the US used the 339 units of this aircraft which were produced.  It was introduced in 1949 and retired in 1964.

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