| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N41881 |
| Alternate Registration: | NC41881 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-44 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky VS-44/PBS/JR2S |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky VS-44A |
| C/n (msn): | 4402 |
| Operator Titles: | American Export Airlines |
| Aircraft Name: | Excambian |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Windsor Locks - Bradley InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Connecticut, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KBDL IATA: BDL Local: BDL Other: - |
| Collection: | New England Air Museum |
| Photo Date: | 29 August 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 722892 |
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It's 49 years since I'd been to this collection, back then known as the Bradley Air Museum. At that time, the only surviving VS-44 of the three built was lying dismantled and unrestored at the Naval Air Museum, Pensacola, having been donated by Antilles Air Boats who had used it to ferry passengers among the Virgin Islands until damaged beyond repair in January 1969 on hitting rocks while taxiing at Charlotte Amalie. In 1983 it was transferred on permanent loan to NEAM, first being shipped by barge to Sikorsky Memorial Airport, Stratford, CT where restoration took place between 1987 and 1997 This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 1 September 2024, and has since been viewed 122 times. |