Henry Ford II Speaking during the Presentation of the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 Helicopter to Henry Ford Museum, October 7, 1943

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Artifact Overview

Henry Ford II addressed the crowd during the presentation of Igor Sikorsky's VS-300 helicopter to Henry Ford Museum in October 1943. Only four years had passed since Sikorsky made his first flight in the aircraft. Ford anticipated the helicopter's enormous impact, noting "we won't fully realize what [Sikorsky's] research and invention will mean to the future of air transportation."

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

07 October 1943

Subject Date

07 October 1943

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.78778.11

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 11 in
Width: 8 in