The Sikorsky S-39B NC803W was built in 1930, the sixth of 23 S-39's. The S-39 "Amphibion" was intended to be a private sportsman's plane, a scaled-down version of Sikorsky's very successful S-38 twin-engined airliner which served Pan American routes.On July 21, 1942, it participated in a rescue of a downed pilot about 100 miles off the Delaware coast, earning Air Medals for its two pilots.
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