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In 1958, KTLA began operating a well-equipped helicopter for newsgathering known as the "Telecopter", and was the most advanced airborne television broadcast device of its time; it was ultimately sold to NBC-owned KNBC (channel 4), which flew the Telecopter with pilot Francis Gary Powers and cameraman George Spears until it crashed on August 1 ...
For several years, KTLA (channel 5) was the only TV station with a helicopter based TV camera crewed reporting platform. The Telecopter was designed and introduced by KTLA chief engineer John D. Silva (1920-2012). [4] Today, KTLA's news helicopter is known today as "Sky 5" and it is used during breaking news coverage.
Accident date Location News org. Description F I Official cause 2022-11-22 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States : WBTV: The Robinson R44 helicopter went into rapid descent and crashed in a grassy area adjacent to a southbound intersectional lane of I-77, as the pilot was conducting a news-gathering training simulation accompanied by a WBTV staff meteorologist.
3 July – A Pakistan Army Mil Mi-17 helicopter crashes in Khyber Pass, Pakistan, killing all 41 people on board. 8 August – A Eurocopter AS350 collides with a Piper PA-32R over the Hudson River between Hoboken, New Jersey and New York City, United States. The six occupants of the helicopter and the three occupants of the Piper aircraft all ...
Warren Wilson, the former KTLA broadcast journalist who spent four decades covering some of the biggest stories in Los Angeles’ history, died Friday at his home in Oxnard, Calif. He was 90. His ...
The KTLA 5 Morning News is an American morning television news program airing on KTLA (channel 5), a CW-owned-and-operated station in Los Angeles, California owned by Nexstar Media Group. The program broadcasts each weekday from 4 am to 12 pm Pacific Time .
At 11:24 a.m., less than two hours after the crash, TMZ was the first news source to confirm Bryant's death. [ 41 ] [ 42 ] TMZ was later criticized by local law enforcement for reporting the story before the coroner 's office had the opportunity to confirm the identities of the helicopter's occupants and inform their families.
John D. Silva (1920-2012) was the chief engineer for KTLA-TV in Los Angeles, California and is most famous for inventing the first telecopter, or a helicopter fitted with a TV camera in 1958. [1] John D. Silva was born in San Diego, California on February 20, 1920 and studied engineering at Stanford University.