Uploaded September 2013 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Dedication of GE Flight Test Center at Schenectady County Airport. P-80 "Shooting Star" jet engine. Lockheed Constellation, Douglas Skymaster, B24, Flying Boxcar. Charles Wilson. Helicopter, Corsairs, Bearcats,Tigercats, Mustang, DC3, P-80, civilian planes. Stuart Symington, Jimmy Doolittle, Igor Sikorski. Martin Mars flying boat, jet-assisted take-off (JATO). First woman in jet (INS reporter). XR-8 helicopter with counter-rotating main rotors and no tail rotor. First jet airmail.
Dedication of GE Flight Test Center at Schenectady County Airport. P-80 "Shooting Star" jet engine. Lockheed Constellation, Douglas Skymaster, B24, Flying Boxcar. Charles Wilson. Helicopter, Corsairs, Bearcats,Tigercats, Mustang, DC3, P-80, civilian planes. Stuart Symington, Jimmy Doolittle, Igor Sikorski. Martin Mars flying boat, jet-assisted take-off (JATO). First woman in jet (INS reporter). XR-8 helicopter with counter-rotating main rotors and no tail rotor. First jet airmail.
