Stratford, Connecticut
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Stratford is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is situated on Long Island Sound at the mouth of the Housatonic River. The town is part of the Greater Bridgeport Planning Regio
Stratford Town Hall
Stratford Public Library, as seen in a 1909 postcard
Street of the Triple Elms, as seen in the 1890s
Paradise Green Park; shops in Paradise Green include a pharmacy, ice cream shop, restaurants, and a bakery
Igor Sikorsky
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Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky was a Russian-American aviation pioneer in both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. His first success came with the Sikorsky S-2, the second aircraft of his design and constru
Stratford, Connecticut
…the town's 2025 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report In 1939, one of the world's first successful commercial helicopters was developed in Stratford by Igor Sikorsky and flown at his plant. His company, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, is still the town's largest employer. Also in 1939, Lycoming Engines produced Wright…
Studio portrait, c. 1950
Sikorsky in 1914
Sikorsky Bolshoi Baltisky of 1913, before receiving its pair of pusher engines
Russian aviators Sikorsky, Genner and Kaulbars aboard a "Russky Vityaz", c. 1913