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This Day in History:
March 5, 1953

The prototype Bell XHSL-1 antisubmarine warfare helicopter makes its first hovering flight at Ft. Worth, TX. The aircraft is powered by a Pratt & Whitney R-2800 2400HP radial engine driving tandem rotors.