A US Army Bird Dog being rescued by a US Army Piasecki (Vertol) H-21 Workhorse at Williamstown, Mass. The US Army two-seater had crash-landed in inaccessible terrain but was lifted to a nearby aerodrome to fly again - October 1957.

A RCAF Cessna 180 is saved from a watery grave by a RCAF Piasecki H-21. The Cessna came down on a frozen lake 300 miles from Montreal, and a thaw threatened its complete loss. The Piasecki carried the Cessna 18 miles to the safety of a suitable strip.

A US Marine Corps Sikorsky HUS-1 Seahorse assists a Cessna OE-2. The OE-2 was similar to the US Army's OE-1 Bird Dog but used Cessna 180 wings.

A US Marine Corps Sikorsky HR2S-1 lifts a Sikorsky HUS during a demonstration of its muscle power by 26 US Marine Corps Air Group at New River in North Carolina in March 1958.

The Flying Bedstead Mk II, naval version, being given assistance by a RNAS Ford Westland Dragonfly. The primative PO WWR (Wave Warning Radar) can be seen trailing in the traditional position beneath the bed. The type did not go into production.

A Sea King lifting Britten Norman Islander G-BFCX of Loganair out of trouble.

A Westland S-55 Whirlwind of the Joint Experimental Helicopter Unit lifts a DHC-1 Chipmunk during a demonstration at the REME depot at Arborfield, Berks in 1958.