For about 76 years, helicopters have served the world as an important alternative to fixed-wing aircraft. Helicopters can go places and do things that airplanes cannot, like save mariners stuck at sea ...

Issued also in electronic format. Purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. "In 1945, following years as an instructor, Carl Agar was honourably discharged from the British and ...

You likely never heard of the northwest Wisconsin organization devoted to preserving helicopters and spotlighting the stories of the people who flew them. The Helicopter Conservancy, located in a ...

Jennifer Grieves, the first woman to pilot Marine One, retires from her post. July 17, 2009 — -- Maj. Jennifer Grieves is the first female helicopter aircraft commander in the history of Marine ...