Correspondent:

Sikorsky, Igor Ivan 1889-1972  Search this

Addressee:

Hammond, John Hays 1888-1965  Search this

Former owner:

Lende, H. W. Jr. DSI  Search this

Associated name:

Sikorsky Aircraft (Firm)  Search this

Author:

H.W. Lende, Jr. Manuscript Collection (Smithsonian Libraries) DSI  Search this

Physical description:

1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 28 cm

Type:

Manuscripts

Manuscripts (documents)

Date:

1953

Notes:

Title supplied by cataloger.

Typed letter signed in blue ink on unlined paper with the printed letterhead of Sikorsky Aircraft.

Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky was a Russian-American aviation pioneer in both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft.

SCDIRB copy (barcode 39088020040168) is the gift of H.W. Lende, Jr. and has Lende accession number S-7.

SCDIRB copy has source: Paul C. Richards, Templeton, Mass., July 3, 1986.

SCDIRB copy is housed in an archival box together with other manuscripts from the H.W. Lende, Jr. Manuscript Collection, filed in Dibner accession number order.

Summary:

Letter to Hammond discussing the possible military applications of helicopters.

Topic:

Military helicopters  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Call number:

MSS 002123 A

Restrictions & Rights:

Use by appointment with Dibner Library staff.

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1101926