Sergei I. Sikorsky Historical

Sergei I. Sikorsky Historical (HM1XY8)

Location: Mesa, AZ 85215 Maricopa County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 27.152', W 111° 44.127'

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Commemorative Air Force
Arizona Military Aviation
Walk of Honor
Proudly Recognizes
Sergei I. Sikorsky
1925 —
Rotorcraft Pioneer

Mr. Sergei Sikorsky learned aviation from the ground up working with his father, Igor. He began working in the Sikorsky factory at age 16 and served as a Coast Guardsman during WWII. He flew some of the earliest helicopter search and rescue missions, and participated in testing and demonstrating helicopter rescue hoists. Sergei was the company's highly successful European sales representative before retiring in 1992 as Vice President, Special Projects, and remains active with the company as a consultant. He resides with his wife in Surprise, AZ.     February 2012
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HM NumberHM1XY8
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Year Placed2012
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Date Added Tuesday, April 18th, 2017 at 5:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)12S E 431649 N 3701698
Decimal Degrees33.45253333, -111.73545000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 27.152', W 111° 44.127'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 27' 9.12" N, 111° 44' 7.62" W
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Area Code(s)480, 602
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2001-2053 N Greenfield Rd, Mesa AZ 85215, US
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