USAF Local Base Rescue / HH-43 / Otis AFB large 5 inch Patch
Mint condition. Circa 1948
The Otis AFB based 'Texas Tower' H-21B 's had very successful off-shore (256km) round trip people and things transport missions. The Texas Tower Helicopter Pilots were assigned to the 551st AEW&C Wing, Operations Squadron. Otis AFB, Massachusetts. Some of the Pilots were Allan 'Sonny' Hopkins, Ed Flanigin (later at Edwards), Wilbur Parker, Ed Brooks, Robert Naylor and myself, John H. McLeaish. I flew 1200 hours in support of the Towers.
Here's Texas Tower #2 - 128nm east of North Truro, Mass (Cape Cod) --H-21B's were the mainstay of personnel and magnatron and other material support. Landings were somewhat hampered by wind over the radomes.
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