Who was the first enlisted Army Aviation casualty?

Lt. Thomas Selfridge

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Originally posted by rngerdv:
Lt. Thomas Selfridge

NO! You misread the question. We are looking for the first ENLISTED casualty.

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Originally posted by 20802653:

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Originally posted by rngerdv:
Lt. Thomas Selfridge

NO! You misread the question. We are looking for the first ENLISTED casualty.

OK, here,s a hint. He's buried in ANC.

Corporal Frank Scott was the first enlisted Army Aviation casualty (per ANC)

Where and when was the FIRST indoor flight of a helicopter in the western hemisphere?

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Originally posted by 20802653:
Where and when was the FIRST indoor flight of a helicopter in the western hemisphere?

Not sure, but I just had a catastrophic accident involving my airhog and a ceiling fan last night.

On 10 May 1943, a Bell helicopter was flown INSIDE the 65th Regiment Armory NYNG in Buffalo NY (Bell was headquartered in Buffalo at the time). It was the first INDOOR flight of a helicopter in the western hemisphere. Of course the Nazis had performed the feat previously in Germany.