# Tales of a Helicopter Pilot

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- Book: [Tales of a Helicopter Pilot](https://www.bookquiver.com/richard-c-kirkland/tales-of-a-helicopter-pilot) ([Tales of a Helicopter Pilot.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/richard-c-kirkland/tales-of-a-helicopter-pilot.md))
- Authors: [Richard C. Kirkland](https://www.bookquiver.com/richard-c-kirkland)
- Publisher: smithsonian_books
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-15-8834-413-7
- Published: 2013-04-09
- Language: en_US
- Binding: E-book

## Description

Richard Kirkland is legendary for his P-38 Lightning missions in the South Pacific theater during WWII. After the war, he realized the potential of Igor Sikorsky’s new flying machine, and he traded...