This Day in Aviation History
March 7th, 1945
First flight of the Piasecki HRP Rescuer.
 
The Piasecki HRP Rescuer (aka Harp) was a United States tandem-rotor transport or rescue helicopter designed by Frank Piasecki and built by Piasecki Helicopter. The Piasecki PV-3 was adopted as the HRP-1 Rescuer by the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, and United States Coast Guard. An improved PV-17 variant was later produced as the HRP-2. As one of the first transport helicopters in military service, the HRP-1 was capable of carrying two crewmen and 8-10 passengers or 2,000 lb. (907 kg) of cargo….
 
Source:
Wikipedia, Piasecki HRP Rescuer: http://gstv.us/1R1Zr5X
 
Boeing, HRP-1 HELICOPTER: http://gstv.us/1R1ZrD1
 
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