| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NX41868 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bell 30 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bell 30 |
| Aircraft Version: | Bell 30 |
| C/n (msn): | 2 |
| Operator Titles: | Bell Aircraft |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Buffalo / Masten Avenue Armory [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Photo Date: | 10 May 1944 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 403019 |
| Photo Comment |
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Floyd Carlson hovering the second Bell 30 inside an armoury in Buffalo. Since Hanna Reitsch had flown an Fw 61 in the Deutschlandhalle, this was merely the 'first indoor flight of a helicopter in the western hemisphere'. The building seems to be the Masten Avenue Armory. Photo from: Niagara Aerospace Museum This photo was added on 18 October 2021, and has since been viewed 285 times. |