
Aircraft | |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 520 times. |