Aircraft Photo of N406A | Sikorsky S-55 | New York Airways | AirHistory.net #677899
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N406A
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-55
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-55 (H-19/HO4S/HRS/Chickasaw)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-55
C/n (msn):55292
Operator Titles:New York Airways
Location
City / Area:Pearl River Laboratories [ Off-Airport ]
Region / Country:New York, United States
 
Photo Date:August 1957
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 677899
Photo Comment

A new and deadly strain of flu emerges in China, and a pandemic spreads... in 1957. A vaccine was developed in the United States by the summer, and here the first doses are being rushed to LGA airport by helicopter from the Lederle Labs in Pearl River. Photo by: Walter Sanders / Life

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