Hubley produced a number of helicopter toys. The most famous is the No. 483 helicopter, released over a very long period of time. Some No. 483s were released individually in varying types of boxes. Some were released in sets.
I added a post earlier that features what is most likely a factory prototype of the No. 483 helicopter. You can see that post here:
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In this post, I'll add what I believe to be the most rare of the No. 483 Hubley helicopters. These are the No. 483s that were released in the extremely rare Hubley Airfield Set. I've seen advertisements that date the set to as early as 1958. Do any readers know if it was released any earlier than that?
The set is quite large, the heavy cardboard box being 17" wide x 26" long and designed to be made into a hangar for play. All included vehicles and aircraft are very heavy diecast. The set features (2) Piasecki H-25 helicopters in U.S. Navy dark blue livery. The Navy referred to them as the HUP-1, HUP-2 & HUP-3 Retriever helicopters. It also features an ambulance and a "bomber transporter" (which amounts to a tractor/tug and trailer to haul the bomber). Finally, there's the "bomber" for all the die-hard airplane enthusiasts.
Would one of the airplane experts like to weigh in and give us some info on this "bomber?"
Here's a photo: