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Helicopter pilots

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Variants Helicopters--Pilots

Broader Terms Air pilots

Narrower Terms Women helicopter pilots

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

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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