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WWII - 1943, USA Inventions: Army Helicopters To Hunt U-boats From Ship Decks. ca 07May43

Reel Number: 220480-17

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1943,1940s

Country: USA

Location: Bridgeport,Long Island Sound, New York / Connecticut

TC Begins: 03:25:03

TC Ends: 03:25:48

Duration: 00:00:45

WWII - 1943, USA Inventions: Army Helicopters To Hunt U-boats From Ship Decks ca 07May43 Intertitle: Army Helicopters To Hunt U-Boats From Ship Decks. 03:25:08 Low Angle / LA Sikorsky helicopter descends & lands on oil tanker deck; LS from water; from ship takes off; from marked landing site. CU of front of hovering helicopter turning. Other landings & take-offs watched by civilian & military VIPs. WW2 Inventions; Test Flight Demonstration; NOTE: Probably Frank Erickson’s 07May43 test landing for invited guests aboard the SS Bunker Hill in Long Island Sound, New York.

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