| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 42-6581 |
| Alternate Serial: | 26581 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Platt-LePage XR-1 (PL-3) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Platt-LePage XR-1 (PL-3) |
| Aircraft Version: | Platt-LePage XR-1A |
| C/n (msn): | 2 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Not known |
| Region / Country: | Unknown State, United States |
| Photo Date: | 1 October 1943 to 26 October 1944 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 139562 |
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First flown on 12 May 1941, the Platt-LePage XR-1 (PL-3) was the first helicopter ordered by the US Army. Laurence LePage studied the Focke-Wulf Fw 61 in Germany. Two examples of the XR-1 were built, this being the modified XR-1A. The larger PL-9 design became the McDonnell XHJD Whirlaway. Frank Piasecki worked at Platt-LePage as a young engineer. The photo comes from the files of the US Army's Watertown Arsenal, Massachusetts. Photo from: National Archives at Boston This photo was added on 1 May 2019, and has since been viewed 720 times. |