Sikorsky Aviation History

Delivery of the 100th Sikorsky R-4B

The following photos were taken on 29 December 1944 at the delivery celebration for the 100th R-4B helicopter .
Left to Right: M.F. Moore (Prod. Eng. Manager), Major A.C. Bostwick (AAF Resident Representative), Capt. J.E. Beighle (Operations Officer), J.L. Brown, Jr. (Factory Manager), I.I. Sikorsky (Engineering Manager), B.L. Whelan (General Manager)
Left to Right: M.F. Moore (Prod. Eng. Manager), Major A.C. Bostwick (AAF Resident Representative), Capt. J.E. Beighle (Operations Officer), J.L. Brown, Jr. (Factory Manager), I.I. Sikorsky (Engineering Manager), B.L. Whelan (General Manager)
Left to Right: B.L. Whelan, Capt. J. E. Beighle, E. L. Eveleth
Left to Right: B.L. Whelan, Capt. J. E. Beighle, E. L. Eveleth
Left to Right: B. L. Whelan (General Manager), J. L. Brown, Jr. (Factory Manager), I. I. Sikorsky (Engineering Manager)
Left to Right: B. L. Whelan (General Manager), J. L. Brown, Jr. (Factory Manager), I. I. Sikorsky (Engineering Manager)
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Left to Right: M. F. Moore (Prod. Eng. Manager), Major A. C. Bostwick (AAF Resident Representative), Capt. J. E. Beighle (Operations Officer), J. L. Brown, Jr. (Factory Manager), I. I. Sikorsky (Engineering Manager), B. L. Whelan (General Manager)
Left to Right: M. F. Moore (Prod. Eng. Manager), Major A. C. Bostwick (AAF Resident Representative), Capt. J. E. Beighle (Operations Officer), J. L. Brown, Jr. (Factory Manager), I. I. Sikorsky (Engineering Manager), B. L. Whelan (General Manager)
Left to RightL: Capt. J. E. Beighale (Operations Officer) and J. L. Brown, Jr. (Factory Manager)
Left to RightL: Capt. J. E. Beighale (Operations Officer) and J. L. Brown, Jr. (Factory Manager)
Left to Right: E. Walsh Forman (Service), A. Sperber (Shop Support), J. L. Brown Jr. (Factory Manager), L. Petrucelli (Senior Foreman), S. Tallia Forman (Fabrication), E. Kuntz (Asst. Foreman - SubAssy.), E. Daniels (Foreman - Paint Shop), S. Lee (Foreman - SubAssy.), A. Zaccardi (Asst. Foreman - Main Assy.)
Left to Right: E. Walsh Forman (Service), A. Sperber (Shop Support), J. L. Brown Jr. (Factory Manager), L. Petrucelli (Senior Foreman), S. Tallia Forman (Fabrication), E. Kuntz (Asst. Foreman - SubAssy.), E. Daniels (Foreman - Paint Shop), S. Lee (Foreman - SubAssy.), A. Zaccardi (Asst. Foreman - Main Assy.)
Service Hangar Group and Pilots photographed before 100th R-4B Helicopter
Service Hangar Group and Pilots photographed before 100th R-4B Helicopter
Left to Right: A. Sperber (Shop Supt.), A. A. Wolkin (AAF Insp.), P. E. Cottrell (AAF Insp.), L. Petrucelli (Senior Foreman), Harold Nachlin (Service), Edward Bain (Service), John Martin (Service), Christopher Dawson (Service), George VonYork (Service), J. White (Inspection), Theodore Galen (Service), James McQuade (Service), Henry Niemczura (Service), Miles Roosevelt (Service), Edward Walsh (Foreman Service), Joseph Koznar (Service), R. L. Nields (Pilot), J. L. Browm, Jr (Factory Manager), D. D. Viner (Chief Pilot), R. Clay (Inspection), C. A. Moeller (Pilot), R. S. Decker (Pilot), M. L. Bugbee (Pilot) 
Left to Right: A. Sperber (Shop Supt.), A. A. Wolkin (AAF Insp.), P. E. Cottrell (AAF Insp.), L. Petrucelli (Senior Foreman), Harold Nachlin (Service), Edward Bain (Service), John Martin (Service), Christopher Dawson (Service), George VonYork (Service), J. White (Inspection), Theodore Galen (Service), James McQuade (Service), Henry Niemczura (Service), Miles Roosevelt (Service), Edward Walsh (Foreman Service), Joseph Koznar (Service), R. L. Nields (Pilot), J. L. Browm, Jr (Factory Manager), D. D. Viner (Chief Pilot), R. Clay (Inspection), C. A. Moeller (Pilot), R. S. Decker (Pilot), M. L. Bugbee (Pilot)