This Day in Aviation History

April 25th 1944
US Army R-4 helicopters are used to rescue downed pilots in Burma.

Photos are from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_R-4
http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/419023-rotary-nostalgia-thread-115.html

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