1974 White House helicopter incident
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1974-white-house-helicopter-incident-184-7656241
title:
1974 White House helicopter incident
text:
On February 17, 1974, U.S. Army Private First Class Robert Kenneth Preston (1953–2009) took off in a stolen Bell UH-1B Iroquois "Huey" helicopter from Tipton Field, Maryland, and landed it on the South Lawn of the White House in a significant breach of security. Preston had enlisted in the Army to become a helicopter pilot. However, he did not graduate from the helicopter training course and lost his opportunity to attain the rank of warrant officer pilot. His enlistment bound him to serve four
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description:
Theft & flight of military aircraft
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_White_House_helicopter_incident
date created:
2005-06-30T04:40:49Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T10:17:45Z
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