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Library Of Congress Catalog Card No.
93-73068
ISBN 0-942548-57-4

Table Of Contents

Title Page 1
Legal Page 2
Forward 5
Acknowledgements 7
Chapter 1: U.S. Army, 1948-1962 9
   History of the Dancing Helicopters 11
   The Helicopters 16
   Square Dance Team Helicopters Tail Numbers 20
   Dressing The Bell H-13 Helicopters 21
   Sikorsky H-19D Colors and Costumes 23
   Team Member Uniforms 25
   Limitations and Constraints 27
   Bozo, The Helicopter Clown 31
   Square Dance Team Flight Patterns 34
   The Square Dance Calls and Callers 37
   Show Locations 42
   Post-Square Dance Team Shows 44
   Happenings 46
   The Team Members 49
   In Closing 55
Chapter 2: U.S. Navy, 1952-1953 57
   The Rotary Wing Angels 59
   Show Locations 75
   The Last Days 76
Chapter 3: U.S. Marine Corps, 1952 77
Chapter 4: U.S. Army, 1972-1976 79
   USA APDT Silver Eagles Team Members 87
   The Helicopters 99
   The Air Shows 107
   Show Sequences and Locations 109
   The Post-Silver Eagles Years 117
USAAPDT Silver Eagles Operating Manual 125
Military Ranks 144
Acronyms and Abbreviations 145
Aircraft Designations 145
Index 146
Helicopter Specifications 149
Footnotes 152