Aircraft Photo of N41881 / NC41881 | Sikorsky VS-44A | American Export Airlines | AirHistory.net #722892
Aircraft
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
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
Photo Comment

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.

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