| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | NX28996 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 |
| Aircraft Version: | Vought-Sikorsky VS-300A |
| C/n (msn): | 1 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Bridgeport - Igor I Sikorsky MemorialMap |
| Region / Country: | Connecticut, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KBDR IATA: BDR Local: BDR Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 16 April 1941 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 446356 |
| Photo Comment |
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Igor Sikorsky demonstrating his helicopter. He utilised the pontoons to make a water landing and take-off the next day, 17 April, and stayed aloft for 92 minutes on 6 May 1941. The sole VS-300 first flew tethered on 14 September 1939. It was modified to VS-300A in 1940. Photo by: Dmitri Kessel / Life This photo was added on 15 March 2022, and has since been viewed 1475 times. |