Saint John the Baptist Orthodox Cemetery

St Johns Cemetery contains the grave of Igor I. Sikorsky. He developed trans-oceanic flying boats and in 1939-1940 developed the Western Hemisphere's first successful helicopter. Sikorsky modified the design into the Sikorsky R-4, which became the world's first mass-produced helicopter in 1942. Sikorsky's company made bomber for the Tsar during WW1.

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: TracesOfWar.com
• Richard E. Osborne, World War II Sites in the United States - A Tour Guide & Directory