This Day In Aviation: First Flight Of Sikorsky H-34

Today we celebrate the first flight of the Sikorsky H-34.

The Sikorsky H-34 “Choctaw” (company designation S-58) is a
piston-engined military helicopter originally designed by American
aircraft manufacturer Sikorsky as an anti-submarine warfare (ASW)
aircraft for the United States Navy. It has seen extended use when
adapted to turbine power by the