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Identifier
20126322
Description
First production helicopter ever assembled in Texas left its native soil Friday afternoon when this Bell Aircraft HTL-4, Navy rescue craft, rose from the ramp at Bell's No. 1 plant on Blue Mound Road. Test pilot was Bill Quinlan, right, accompanied by Del Reed, inspector, both of Bell's Niagara Falls plant.
Archival Date
1951-04-20
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-433
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Helicopters; Aircraft; Helicopter pilots
Names
Quinlan, Bill; Reed, Del; Bell Helicopter (Hurst, Tex.)
Subjects
Helicopters; Aircraft; Helicopter pilots