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Birthday visit to IWM Duxford & RAF Hendon


Jessie The Jeep

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Sikorsky R-4B Hoverfly 1. While this Hoverfly was built at the end of 1944, by the time it was accepted by the USAAF and then shipped to the UK and assembled, the war was virtually over. It had poor load carrying ability and was used by the RAF mainly to prove the concept of helicopters.

 

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