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Frank Nicolas Piasecki (/ p iː ə ˈ s ɛ k i / pee-ə-SEK-ee; Polish: [pjaˈsɛtski]; October 24, 1919 – February 11, 2008) was an American engineer and helicopter aviation pioneer. Piasecki pioneered tandem rotor helicopter designs and created the compound helicopter concept of vectored thrust using a ducted propeller.
Chickenhawk is Robert Mason's narrative of his experiences as a "Huey" UH-1 Iroquois helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War. The book chronicles his enlistment, flight training, deployment to and experiences in Vietnam, and his experiences after returning from the war.
13th Aviation Battalion - Swift and Deadly (formerly: Shield of the Mekong) [2] 14th Aviation Battalion - Versatility [2] 15th Aviation Group - Flying Mustangs [2] 16th Aviation Battalion - Parati Respondere (Ready to Respond) [2] 16th Aviation Group - Born in Battle [2] 17th Aviation Brigade - Freedom's Eagles [2] 18th Aviation Battalion ...
— Scott Bowerbank, American helicopter pilot for television station KTVK (27 July 2007), describing police pursuit before Phoenix news helicopter collision killed all four people aboard both helicopters. "Don't kill me." [10] — Chauncey Bailey, American journalist (2 August 2007), to his murderer, Devaughndre Brousard "You be good, I love you.
Major Charles Livingston Kelly (10 April 1925 – 1 July 1964) was a United States Army helicopter pilot and medical evacuation unit commander during the Vietnam War.Because of the central role he played in the development of early battlefield evacuation techniques during the war—and the central role his death on the battlefield played in cementing those techniques in Army doctrine at a time ...
Operation Helo has enlisted around 100 helicopters to help bring supplies to hard-hit areas of North Carolina. ... Why Private Helicopter Pilots Say They Are Teaming Up for Hurricane Helene Recovery.
President Donald Trump questioned the actions of the military helicopter pilot and air traffic controllers after an Army Black Hawk and an American Airlines jet carrying 64 collided over the ...
Ed W. "Too Tall" Freeman (November 20, 1927 – August 20, 2008) was a United States Army helicopter pilot who received the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Battle of Ia Drang during the Vietnam War. During the battle, he flew through machine gunfire 14 times, bringing supplies to a trapped ...