Were helicopters used by either side during World War II?

looney_tunes

"The helicopter during WWII was still in its initial steps of development so it saw limited action. Great Britain and Russia did use autogiros ( based upon spaniard Cierva designs) for observation duties but always used in small numbers. Germany had already flown the Flettner FL 282 Kolibri , the most advanced helicopter model of this period and used it in combat for artillery spotting in Russia and for convoy protection in the Baltic and Mediterranean Sea so early as 1941. In the US, the Coast Guard was dropping practice bombs from a Sikorsky YH-4A in early test as a weapon against submarines and the US Army succesfully complete a medevac (medical evacuation) mission in Burma at the ends of WWII using an YR-4 ." http://www.helis.com/types/gunship.php Nov 05 09, 12:11 AM

star_gazer

A video clip of a Japanese autogiro test during WWII. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EFt7cLCRSY&feature=related Nov 05 09, 12:26 AM

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