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

Name: The Queen of the Sky: The Story of the Sikorsky VS-44A Flying Boat
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 56 min
Cast: Bob Ellsworth, Maureen O'Hara, Sergei Sikorsky Jr.

Movie

StarringBob EllsworthMaureen O'HaraSergei Sikorsky Jr.

DirectorBill Rhodes

WriterBernie Michaels

NR 56 minDocumentary

Plot

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.

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