Helicopter pilots
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Variants
Helicopters--PilotsBroader Terms Air pilots
Narrower Terms Women helicopter pilots
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Lawrence, Wendy -- oral history interview, 2017 June 30
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Interview Summary
Astronaut Wendy Lawrence is interviewed about her military service and spaceflight career during the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s. She describes key assignments from her U.S. Navy service, such as her time as a helicopter pilot and her time as a physics instructor at the Naval Academy. She then discusses her experiences as a mission specialist with NASA’s Space Shuttle program and shares details about her four spaceflight missions: STS-67, STS-86, STS-91, and STS-114. Topics discussed...
Dates:
2017 June 30
Olsson, Thomas W. -- oral history interview, 2018 October 24
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Identifier: OH_Olsson_Thomas
Interview Summary
Vietnam War veteran Thomas W. “Tom” Olsson is interviewed about his military service as a helicopter pilot with the United States Army. He discusses his combat tours in Southeast Asia flying the Bell AH-1 Cobra gunship and describes his later assignments as a flight instructor for the Cobra and the Hughes AH-64 Apache. He also touches on his post-military careers with Rockwell Collins and the Boeing Company and on his volunteer work at The Museum of Flight.
Dates:
2018 October 24
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