The Queen of the Sky: The Story of the Sikorsky VS-44A Flying Boat
The Queen of the Sky: The Story of the Sikorsky VS-44A Flying Boat
Sehen The Queen of the Sky: The Story of the Sikorsky VS-44A Flying Boat Ganzer Film. 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.
- Genre: Dokumentarfilm
- Land: United States of America
- Direktor: Bill Rhodes
- Besetzung: Bob Ellsworth, Maureen O'Hara, Sergei Sikorsky Jr.,
