Charles Sorensen (left) and Igor Sikorsky (2nd from right) at the Presentation of the VS-300 Helicopter to Henry Ford Museum, October 7, 1943
THF118090 / Charles Sorensen (left) and Igor Sikorsky (2nd from right) at the Presentation of the VS-300 Helicopter to Henry Ford Museum, October 7, 1943
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Artifact Overview
Igor Sikorsky (second from right) donated his pioneering VS-300 helicopter, the first successful helicopter flown in the Western Hemisphere, to Henry Ford Museum in October 1943. With World War II underway, Ford Motor Company was building B-24 bomber airplanes at the time. Charles Sorensen (left), Ford's production chief, managed their assembly at the company's Willow Run plant.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
07 October 1943
Subject Date
07 October 1943
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.78778.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10.25 in
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