Piasecki HRP-1 Rescuer (Flying Banana). [photograph]

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Collection Item Summary:

Left side view of Piasecki HRP-1 Rescuer (Flying Banana) in flight, hovering above a Naval training field, circa late 1940s. Five men climb a ladder into the aircraft.

Collection Item Long Description:

Topic

  • Aeronautics, Military
  • Helicopters
  • Naval aviation

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum Archives

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Unknown

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Date

Circa late 1940s

Repository Loc.

National Air and Space Museum, Archives Division, MRC 322, Washington, DC, 20560

Type

Photographs

Local number

NASM-00080470

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