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Sikorsky S-31
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Right side view of a Sikorsky S-31, equipped with a 200hp Wright J-4 engine, sitting on a runway. These models were bought by Fairchild Co. to be used for aerial photography. However, in this photograph, the second open cockpit is occupied by a man with a machine gun. The pilot is sitting in the front open cockpit.
circa 1920-1929
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