R-4B / HNS-1 Hoverfly (multiple)

I photographed these Sikorsky R-4B / HNS-1 Hoverfly examples and a prototype on display at Udavr-Hazy, Ft Novosel, Ft Belvoir, NAS Pensacola and the NMoUSAF.


Vought Sikorski XR-4C 41-18874

This is the prototype for what would be the first mass-produced helicopter. It made its first flight just weeks after the US entered WWII.

Udvar-Hazy VA 2026


Sikorsky R-4B Hoverfly 43-46506

NMoUSAF 2018


1944 Sikorsky R-4B Hoverfly 43-46521

US Army Museum 2026


R-4B Hoverfly 43-46592

Fort Novosel 2024


HNS-1 Hoverfly 39047

Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola 2024