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Sikorsky (S-61R) CH-3C Jolly Green Giant

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Subject Source: Nasm
Scope Note: Aircraft

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Platt, James H. -- oral history interview, 2018 May 04

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Interview Summary Vietnam War veteran James H. Platt is interviewed about his decade-spanning career with the United States Air Force. He discusses his training and experiences as a military pilot, including his wartime service in Southeast Asia piloting Sikorsky HH-3E helicopters, known as Jolly Green Giants, during air rescue missions. He also describes other notable assignments from his career, such as his support flights at the Eastern Test Range (Florida), his time as a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress...
Dates: 2018 May 04

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