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On December 8, 1941-the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor-the VS-300 was first flown in its final configuration. By New Year’s Eve it was flying in all directions and handling better than ever. Meanwhile, the much larger Sikorsky XR-4 was being fitted with the same control scheme, and on January 14. 1942, the new helicopter was wheeled out…

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