RAAF Sikorsky S-51 helicopter demonstration at Box Hill, Victoria.

Accession Number F03499
Collection type Film
Measurement 30 sec
Object type Home movie
Physical description 16mm/Colour/silent
Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Date made 1947-1948
Conflict Period 1940-1949
Copyright

Item copyright: Unlicensed copyright

Description

RAAF Sikorsky S-51 helicopter demonstration at Box Hill Cricket Ground. If the date range is correct then this would be A80-1 which was the first helicopter in RAAF service, being accepted on October 1947.

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