| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N41881 |
| 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: | Antilles Air Boats |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KNPA IATA: NPA Local: NPA Other: - |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 24 September 1979 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 722943 |
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After donation to the NMNA in 1976, the surviving VS-44 was later transferred for an extensive restoration at Sikorsky's Stratford CT airfield, where it was built in 1942. First operated by American Export Airlines with beds, dressing rooms, galley, snack bar, lounge and full ventilation, it was impressed for war service by the USN as JR2S-1 12391, carrying passengers and freight between New York and Foynes, Ireland. In 1949 Tampico Airlines attempted to start freight runs in the Amazon but abandoned the VS-44 in Peru. In the late 1950s it was recovered to California for Avalon Air Transport. 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 75 times. |