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Ihor Sikorsky seated at the forward edge of his first airplane desing, S-1
1910
Ihor Sikorsky seated at the forward edge of his first airplane desing, S-1
National Air and Space Museum
Depicted:
Ihor Sikorskyi
Original copyright:
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Hand-coloring:
Ukraine in color
Restoration copyright:
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