Aircraft Photo of 43-28239 / 328239 | Sikorsky XR-5A | USA - Air Force

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	43-28239
Alternate Serial:	328239
Aircraft Original Type:	Sikorsky S-48
Aircraft Generic Type:	Sikorsky S-48 (VS-327/H-5 Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:	Sikorsky XR-5A
C/n (msn):	[ 43-28239 ]
Operator Titles:	USA - Air Force

Location
City / Heliport:	Bridgeport - Sikorsky Bridgeport HeliportMap
Region / Country:	Connecticut, United States
Airport Codes:	ICAO: - IATA: - Local: CT37 Other: -

Photo Date:	22 November 1944
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	139634

Photo Comment
The forerunner of the Sikorsky S-51 was the S-48. This is the fourth of five XR-5A prototypes which seems to be tested here with no less than four external litters. This airframe had been ordered by the Royal Navy as FT848 but was requisitioned by the USAAF. Note the affluent parking lot in 1944. Photo from: National Archives at Boston This photo was added on 1 May 2019, and has since been viewed 499 times.

Photo Comment

The forerunner of the Sikorsky S-51 was the S-48. This is the fourth of five XR-5A prototypes which seems to be tested here with no less than four external litters. This airframe had been ordered by the Royal Navy as FT848 but was requisitioned by the USAAF. Note the affluent parking lot in 1944. Photo from: National Archives at Boston

This photo was added on 1 May 2019, and has since been viewed 499 times.

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