PK-AFU Sikorsky
S-43-W
(c/n 4353)
KNILM operated two of the twin tailed version
of the Sikorsky S-43 in 1940, just before
the Japanese
invasion. The S-43-W variant (only five were built)
differed from earlier S-43s
insofar as
they were powered by 760 h.p. Wright Cyclone engines (as opposed to the
normal
fitting of P & W Hornets). Pan Am had a couple of them in
China. All were probably captured
by
the Japanese.