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

The Queen of the Sky: The Story of the Sikorsky VS-44A Flying Boat (2001)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2001-12-02
  • Runtime: 0h 56min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: WGBY
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Bill Rhodes

Summary

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.

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  • Bob Ellsworth

    as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • Maureen O'Hara

    as Self
  • Sergei Sikorsky Jr.

    as Self
Production Bob Ellsworth Executive Producer
Directing Bill Rhodes Director
Writing Bernie Michaels Writer
Production Bill Rhodes Producer
Sound Bruce Zimmerman Original Music Composer
Camera Mark Langevin Director of Photography

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