Given the R-5 and R-6 were post war the R-4 would be a nice addition in the observer catagory.
The YR-4 did perform the first US helicopter rescue in Burma and it also served with the Navy and in Antarctica.
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=518Sikorsky R-4B (yes a later model)
TECHNICAL NOTES:
Engine: Warner R-550 of 200 hp
Maximum speed: 75 mph
Cruising speed: 65 mph
Range: 130 miles
Ceiling: 8,000 ft.
Rotor diameter: 38 ft.
Length: 33 ft. 7 3/4 in.
Height: 12 ft. 5 in.
Weight: 2,581 lbs. loaded