100th R-4B Helicopter 12-29-44

These photographs were made available to The Igor I. Sikorsky Historical Archives from John L. Brown and his family. La Honda, California, USA

 

100th R-4B Helicopter photographed 12-29-44
Reading Left to Right
M.F. Moore Prod. Eng. Mangar
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
Photographed before 100th R-4B Helicopter 12-29-44
Left to Right
B.L. Whelan
Capt. J. E. Beighle
E. L. Eveleth
Photographed before 100th R-4B Helicopter 12-29-44
Left to Right
B. L. Whelan General Manager
J. L. Brown, Jr. Factory Manager
I. I. Sikorsky Engineering Manager

 

Pilots photographed before 100th R-4B Helicopter 12-29-44
Left to Right
R. L. Nields Pilot
M. L. Bugbee Pilot
D. D. Viner Pilot
R. S. Decker Pilot
C. A. Moeller Pilot

 

100th R-4B Helicopter photographed 12-29-44
Reading 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

 

Photographed before 100th R-4B Helicopter 12-29-44
J. L. Brown, Jr. Factory Manager
Capt. J. E. Beighale Operations Officer
100th R-4B Helicopter photographed 12-29-44
Reading Left to Right
E. Walsh Forman - Service
A. Sperber Shop Supt.
J. L. Brown 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 12-29-44
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Service Hangar Group and Pilots photographed before 100th R-4B Helicopter 12-29-44
Reading 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 - Sevice
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





Narrated by John H. Donovan
Photos from Guam taken in early 1945