Flying policemen keep eye on traffic, perform variety of aerial chores
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection;
Creator
Woods, Jon
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Photograph was edited for publication purposes. The Los Angeles Police Department's Air Support Division was first established as the LAPD Helicopter Unit in 1956 with one Hiller UH-12C three-seat helicopter. Photograph caption dated August 30, 1960 reads "Officers Donalds [sic] S. Miles, left, and Boris Newstetter prepare for flight." The article partially reads "During the peak morning and evening hours of each day the flying squad of the Los Angeles Police Department is in the air, working traffic cruiser duty in a badge-marked Heller [sic] 12-C helicopter."
Los Angeles (Calif.).--Police Department--Employees Los Angeles (Calif.).--Police Department--Equipment and supplies Hiller Aircraft Company Police Helicopter pilots Aeronautics in police work Helicopters San Fernando Valley (Calif.) Portrait photographs Group portraits
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