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NH 75630 A USAAC/Sikorsky R-4 Helicopter

A USAAC/Sikorsky R-4 Helicopter
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Title: A USAAC/Sikorsky R-4 Helicopter
Caption: Lands on the deck of a moving tanker in Long Island Sound, 25 May 1943, in a demonstration of the helicopter's ability to hunt submarines. A contemporary maritime commission report stated that liberty ships were being provided with a small deck for operations with helicopters at sea.
Description: Courtesy of Mr. James Russell, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, 1972
Catalog #: NH 75630
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Tue, May 25, 1943
After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: BW Photo
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