Aircraft Photo of N41881 / NC41881 | Sikorsky VS-44A | American Export Airlines | AirHistory.net #214658
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:9 June 2005
Photo by:R.A.Scholefield
Photo ID: 214658
Photo Comment

Built in 1940 for American Export Airlines. Impressed in WW2 by US Navy as 12391. Restored postwar as NC41881 and flew passengers until late 1960s. Now preserved in the NEAM at Windsor Locks, as the last survivor of the type.

This photo is copyright © R.A.Scholefield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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