Sikorsky Aviation History

Operation Ivory Soap and the Largest Helicopter Rescue of WWII

by U.S. Army Ret. Lt. Col. Paul J. Fardink
U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Paul J. Fardink presented this paper at the Vertical Flight Society’s 79th Annual Forum & Technology Display, West Palm Beach, FL, USA, May 16-18, 2023, winning the Lindenbaum Best History Paper Award for the event. The Igor I Sikorsky Historical Archives provides this paper with his permission.