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This Korean War aviator was the first helicopter pilot to receive MOH
John Koelsch was the first helicopter pilot awarded the Medal of Honor for a 1951 Korean War rescue mission despite dying in captivity, the Department of Defense said.
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This Korean War aviator was the first helicopter pilot to receive MOH
First used by the 1st Air Commando in World War II, the Sikorsky R-4 often fell short of its role in rescuing airmen downed in the mountains and rainforests of the China-Burma-India front but as the first helicopter designed to perform such tasks it set the precedent for a new generation of rotary aircraft. A vastly improved design, the Sikorsky S-61 first took off in February 1946 and got its baptism of fire just four years later when North Kor…
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