14 Jan 1942

United States
  • The first flight of the Sikorsky XR-4 helicopter prototype was made at Stratford, Connecticut, United States. It would become, as the R-4, the first Allied helicopter ordered into production by the US government. ww2dbase [Stratford, Connecticut | AC]
3 Jun 2005

Photo(s) dated 3 Jun 2005
Pratt & Whitney R-2800-8 engine in a Goodyear FG-1 Corsair, Igor Sikorsky Memorial Airport, Stratford, Connecticut, United States, 3-5 Jun 2005



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