This gallery contains a selection of photographs and illustrations donated to the University Archives by Bernard L. Whelan and Mary Anne Whelan, M.D., Ph.D. The collection provides snapshots of aviation history, U.S. history, and Dayton history. To see these items or others from the collection in person, email the University Archives.
Photo above—From left in front of a Sikorsky R-6 helicopter on March 1, 1945: Ralph Alex, project engineer on the Sikorsky R-6; Russell B. Vought, vice president of United Aircraft Service Corp. (West Coast); Charles Lindbergh; Bernard Whelan, general manager of Sikorsky Aircraft; Igor Sikorsky, engineering manager of Sikorsky Aircraft; C.A. Moeller, engineering test pilot
