The Navy accepted its first helicopter in October 1943, a Sikorsky HNS-1 (YR-4B), similar to the one shown here on the deck of the Mission Bay in December 1944.
Categories: 100 Years of Naval Aviation
 
 
Physical photos in the U.S. Naval Institute photo archive are stored in the Mario Family Foundation Photo Archive Room located at the U.S. Naval Institute’s Headquarters in Annapolis, MD.

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