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The Queen of the Sky: The Story of the Sikorsky VS-44A Flying Boat
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The Queen of the Sky: The Story of the Sikorsky VS-44A Flying Boat

Dec 2, 2001
0h 56m
★ 0.0

Overview

Built in the United States in the early 1940s by Sikorsky Aircraft, the VS-44 was a large four-engine flying boat designed primarily for the transatlantic passenger market, with a capacity of 40+ passengers. Three units were produced: Excalibur, Exeter - and Excambian, "The Queen of the Sky" to its final owners Charlie Blair and his wife, actress Maureen O'Hara. The film explores aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky and the eleven-year restoration of Excambian by volunteers at Sikorsky's Stratford plant.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

WGBY

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Cast

Bob Ellsworth

Self - Narrator (voice)

Bob Ellsworth

Maureen O'Hara

Self

Maureen O'Hara

Sergei Sikorsky Jr.

Self

Sergei Sikorsky Jr.