| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 41-1 |
| Alternate Serial: | 1001 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Platt-LePage XR-1 (PL-3) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Platt-LePage XR-1 (PL-3) |
| Aircraft Version: | Platt-LePage XR-1 |
| C/n (msn): | 1 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Heliport: | Eddystone - Platt-LePage Factory Heliport (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | Pennsylvania, United States |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | 1 January 1941 to 21 June 1946 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 402879 |
| Photo Comment |
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The original XR-1 helicopter, first flown tethered as early as 12 May 1941. The water tower reads General Steel Castings, proof that this is the Platt-LePage factory site in Eddystone. Several early American helicopter companies were based in Pennsylvania, including Piasecki, and today Boeing's helicopter factory occupies the General Steel Castings site, across the Crum Creek from the Platt-LePage site. Photo from: Vertical Flight Society This photo was added on 18 October 2021, and has since been viewed 372 times. |