The helicopter is the most prominently featured aircraft in Apocalypse Now, but the aircraft tied to the film’s famous bit of dialogue is the Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter. Advertisement cookies are ...
It has been nearly 50 years since Hutchinson native Lyle E. Mackedanz disappeared in Vietnam. While serving with the 17th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade as ...
Lt. j.g. John Koelsch was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism as a rescue helicopter pilot during the Korean War. (U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command) During the Korean War ...
A Jan. 10 Instagram video (direct link, archive link) shows a fleet of helicopters flying through the sky. "100 Firefighters from #Mexico have arrived in #LosAngeles and being directed to the # ...
There is beefed-up aerial security along the Manitoba-U.S. border. Regular Black Hawk helicopter flights targeting illegal activity started patrolling the area around the 49th parallel on Sunday, ...
It features twin turboshaft engines, a single four-bladed main rotor, and a four-bladed tail rotor, which allow for top speeds over 180 mph. Typically, this helicopter carries a crew of two pilots ...
"He kept everything so wonderfully human," said singer Huey Lewis, in Memphis to honor Gaines. Leave it to the spiritually and sonically intrepid guitarist Carlos Santana — whose 1999 LP ...
Washington — About 750 feet above the nation's capital, a brand-new state-of-the-art D.C. Police helicopter will be in sky over Monday's inauguration. What will pilot Jeff Hertel be looking for?