The Queen of the Sky: The Story of the Sikorsky VS-44A Flying Boat

200156m
Documentary

Built in the United States in the early 1940s by Sikorsky Aircraft, the VS-44 was a large four-engine flying boat designed primarily for the transatlantic passenger market, with a capacity of 40+ passengers. Three units were produced: Excalibur, Exeter - and Excambian, "The Queen of the Sky" to its final owners Charlie Blair and his wife, actress Maureen O'Hara. The film explores aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky and the eleven-year restoration of Excambian by volunteers at Sikorsky's Stratford plant.

Crew

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Bill Rhodes

Director

BR

Bill Rhodes

Producer

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Bernie Michaels

Writer

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Mark Langevin

Director of Photography

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Bruce Zimmerman

Original Music Composer

Cast

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Bob Ellsworth

Self - Narrator (voice)

Maureen O'Hara

Maureen O'Hara

Self

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Sergei Sikorsky Jr.

Self

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