Registration / Serial:43-46506
Alternate Serial:346506
Other Marks:16
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-47
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-47/VS-316A/R-4 Hoverfly
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky R-4B Hoverfly
C/n (msn):39
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map
Region / Country:Ohio, United States
Collection:National Museum of the United States Air Force
Photo Date:19 August 2013
Photo by:Alastair T. GardinerContact
Photo ID:51088Submit Correction
View count: 240
The R-4 became the world's first production helicopter and the USAAF's first service helicopter. This R-4B on display at the National Museum of the USAF was donated to the museum by the University of Illinois in 1967.
Registration / Serial:43-46506
Alternate Serial:346506
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky R-4B Hoverfly
C/n (msn):39
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map
Region / Country:Ohio, United States
Photo Date:19 August 2013
Photo by:Alastair T. GardinerContact
Registration / Serial:43-46506
Alternate Serial:346506
Other Marks:16
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-47
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-47/VS-316A/R-4 Hoverfly
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky R-4B Hoverfly
C/n (msn):39
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map
Region / Country:Ohio, United States
Collection:National Museum of the United States Air Force
Photo Date:19 August 2013
Photo by:Alastair T. GardinerContact
Photo ID:51088Submit Correction
View count: 240
The R-4 became the world's first production helicopter and the USAAF's first service helicopter. This R-4B on display at the National Museum of the USAF was donated to the museum by the University of Illinois in 1967.
Registration / Serial:43-46506
Alternate Serial:346506
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky R-4B Hoverfly
C/n (msn):39
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map
Region / Country:Ohio, United States
Photo Date:19 August 2013
Photo by:Alastair T. GardinerContact