Jet Ranger III

Bell marks 40 years of first solo circumnavigation by helicopter

Bell marks 40 years of first solo circumnavigation by helicopter

10-Aug-2023Source: Bell

40 years recently surpassed since Richard “Dick” Harold Smith touched down in the Bell 206 JetRanger III at the Bell Helicopter Hurst Heliport, now known as the Floyd Carlson Airfield. This historic flight marked the completion of the very first solo around-the-world flight by helicopter. Smith’s journey had begun 352 days earlier, on August 5,... Read more

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