Helicopter Stories

In a few decades, the helicopter had became a versatile machine, perhaps like any other human invention. They are used every day in a large number of roles but none of them is so important like the one of save lives ...

1933, Antarctica - Mysterious Aircraft in Antarctica
by Lou Ann D. Haddock

1944, New York USA - The 1st Mission
by Tom Beard

1944, Freeman Field, USA - First US Helicopter School

1945, Burma - Medevac in WWII
by Ed Holmes

1945, Philipines - Five Years Before MASH
by Fred Duncan

1951, San Francisco - Hand of God
by Paul H. Goodley M.D.

1956, Marshall Islands - H-19 at Eniwetok
by Harry L. Francis

1962, Vietnam - Stingers
by the Pop a Smoke! Team

1964, Canada - Search and Rescue Wife
by Annette Belanger

1965, Atsugi, Japan - HC-1 on USS Mars
by Glenn Bingham

1968, Alaska - Tour of Duty in Alaska
by Freddie T. DeVore

1970, Vietnam - MEDEVAC USMC 1st MAW MAG-16
by Pete Walker

1970, Vietnam - Vinh Long Army Airfield
by Rick Haffey

1970, Atsugi & Camp Fuji, Japan - NIPPI rework facility
by Hale Irwin

1976, Gulf of Mexico - 80 foot hoist
by Barry Williams

1978, Sitka - US Coast Guard HH-3F Pelican
by Barry Williams

1980s - Seismic Helicopter
by Randall Sowa

1980, Iran - Operation Eagle Claw
- The failed rescue of American hostages

1982, Falklands/Malvinas - Pebble Island Evacuation
by Santiago Aversa

1986, Norway - Wire Strike
by Phil Glover

1997, Oregon USA - An "Impossible" Situation
An incident report from the US Forest Service

1999, Wyoming USA - Daring Rescue
US Air Force press news

2000, Montana USA - Military to Civilian
by Jim Oltersdorf

2002, Afghanistan - AH-64 in Afghanistan
by Rich Chenault

2005, USA - Hurricane Katrina

2006, Canada, BC Cormorant Rescue
by AgustaWestland

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In a few decades, the helicopter had became a versatile machine, perhaps like any other human invention. They are used every day in a large number of roles but none of them is so important like the one of save lives ... 1933, Antarctica - Mysterious Aircraft in Antarctica by Lou Ann D. Haddock 1944, New York USA - The 1st Mission by Tom Beard 1944, Freeman Field, USA - First US Helicopter School 1945, Burma - Medevac in WWII by Ed Holmes 1945, Philipines - Five Years Before MASH by Fred Duncan 1951, San Francisco - Hand of God by Paul H. Goodley M.D. 1956, Marshall Islands - H-19 at Eniwetok by Harry L. Francis 1962, Vietnam - Stingers by the Pop a Smoke! Team 1964, Canada - Search and Rescue Wife by Annette Belanger 1965, Atsugi, Japan - HC-1 on USS Mars by Glenn Bingham 1968, Alaska - Tour of Duty in Alaska by Freddie T. DeVore 1970, Vietnam - MEDEVAC USMC 1st MAW MAG-16 by Pete Walker 1970, Vietnam - Vinh Long Army Airfield by Rick Haffey 1970, Atsugi & Camp Fuji, Japan - NIPPI rework facility by Hale Irwin 1976, Gulf of Mexico - 80 foot hoist by Barry Williams 1978, Sitka - US Coast Guard HH-3F Pelican by Barry Williams 1980s - Seismic Helicopter by Randall Sowa 1980, Iran - Operation Eagle Claw - The failed rescue of American hostages 1982, Falklands/Malvinas - Pebble Island Evacuation by Santiago Aversa 1986, Norway - Wire Strike by Phil Glover 1997, Oregon USA - An "Impossible" Situation An incident report from the US Forest Service 1999, Wyoming USA - Daring Rescue US Air Force press news 2000, Montana USA - Military to Civilian by Jim Oltersdorf 2002, Afghanistan - AH-64 in Afghanistan by Rich Chenault 2005, USA - Hurricane Katrina 2006, Canada, BC Cormorant Rescue by AgustaWestland Send us yours Story !		Helicopters for sale Accidents Acronyms Airshows Future helicopters Flying a helicopter Helicopter stories TV and movies Helicopter books Helicopter patches Helicopter model kits