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Igor Sikorsky and the first successful helicopter built in America, Stratford.
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Igor Sikorsky and the first successful helicopter built in America, Stratford.
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Title
Igor
Sikorsky
and the
first
successful
helicopter
built
in
America
,
Stratford
.
Place
Stratford (Conn.)
Topic
Helicopters
Sikorsky helicopters
Topic-Person
Sikorsky, Igor Ivan 1889-1972
Theme
Livelihood
Description
Open
framework
helicopter
,
piloted
by a
man
in
coat
and
hat
.
Two
ropes
tether
the
aircraft
to the
ground
. A
sign
on its
tail
reads
: "
Vought-Sikorsky
VS-300
Stratford
Connecticut.
"
Notes
on
photograph
: "
Mr
.
Sikorsky
" "
First
Helicopter.
"
Notes
from
accession
file
: "
First
successful
helicopter
built
in
America
was this
Sikorsky
VS-300
, here
being
flown
by
famed
air
pioneer
Igor
Sikorsky
at
Stratford
,
Conn
.
Mr
.
Sikorsky
piloted
this
craft
to a
new
endurance
record
for
helicopters
in
1940.
"<br>
Notes
Title
supplied
by
cataloger
. <br>
Date created
1940
Physical format
1
photographic
print
;
9
x
20
cm
.<br>
Digital format
image/jpeg
Identifier
Accession
number
1977.92.338
<br>
File
name
0553
img0069.pcd
<br>
Source
The
Connecticut
Historical
Society
.
Rights
Reproduction
and
copyright
information
regarding
this
image
is
available
from The
Graphics
Collection
, The
Connecticut
Historical
Society
,
Hartford
.
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