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American Helicopter Society History Committee This day in heli history - November 26, 1968: USAF Lt. James P. Fleming of the 20th SOS rescues Green Berets in a UH-1F - later awarded the Medal of Honor
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James Phillip Fleming (born March 12, 1943) was a United States Air Force pilot in the Vietnam War. Born in Sedalia, Missouri, he was awarded the Medal of Honor for rescuing a 6-man Green Beret unit, stranded between heavily-defended enemy positions, near Duc Co, Vietnam.
American Helicopter Society History Committee This day in heli history - November 25, 1970: 1st flight of the Westland Puma HC.1
American Helicopter Society History Committee Welcome to our 300th fan!
American Helicopter Society History Committee This day in heli history - November 24, 1959: 1st flight (conventional) of the Hiller X-18
American Helicopter Society History Committee This day in heli history - November 23, 1964: Lockheed XH-51 achieves 210 knots (presumably in a slight dive)
American Helicopter Society History Committee This day in heli history - November 22, 1950: The 1st Army helicopters arrive in Korea - H-13Bs of the 2nd Helicopter Detachment
American Helicopter Society History Committee This day in heli history - November 21, 1970: Son Tay Raid
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By the spring of 1970, there were more than 450 known American POWs in North Vietnam and another 970 American servicemen who were missing in action. Some of the POWs had been imprisoned over 2,000 days, longer than any serviceman had ever spent in captivity in any war in America's history. ...
American Helicopter Society History Committee This day in heli history - November 20, 1963: 1st flight of the Curtiss-Wright X-19 radial lift tilt-prop
American Helicopter Society History Committee This day in heli history - November 19, 1943: Coast Guard designates Brooklyn Air Station as a helicopter training base - the 1st such dedicated facility
American Helicopter Society History Committee This day in heli history - November 18, 1959: 1st tethered flight of the Fairchild VZ-5
American Helicopter Society History Committee This day in heli history - November 17, 1965: The fight for LZ Albany begins
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History Battle Timeline 1st Bn, 7th Cav Ia Drang Valley Ia Drang Map An Khe Base Camp Plei Me
American Helicopter Society History Committee This day in heli history - November 16, 1983: 1st flight of the Bell AH-1W
Samuel K. Beamon I have written a book about life and times flying in Vietnam -- checkout my website -- www.sambeamon.com
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