• Land of the Free, Home of the Brave: USA Offshore Rotorcraft Snapshot

    04 April 2024 In 1948, Bell Helicopters flew the first flight out to an oil platform. A subsidiary company (Petroleum Bell Helicopters) took a Bell 47 ten miles offshore to a Kerr McGee platform carrying tooling that was needed by the oil company. A year later Petroleum Helicopters Inc (PHI) was formed and this year…

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