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OH 1756

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeSTEVENS, Steve (b. 1931)
ProfessionsAirline Pilot

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1756
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DescriptionFor the Air America Oral History Project. Air America fixed-wing and rotary-wing pilot. Early interest in aviation and the military; serving with the Marine Corps in the Korean War; early connections to Air America via other Marines; flight training with the Marine Corps; getting hired with Air America; flying the Sikorsky H-34 helicopter in Laos; describing the excellent maintenance at Air America; flying photo reconnaissance missions throughout Laos including the Ho Chi Minh Trail in the Beechcraft Volpar; flying other helicopters and airplanes in Laos, South Vietnam, and Japan for Air America; flying work in other parts of the world after Air America; a Search and Rescue mission in Laos.
Interviewer(s)James Ferguson
Physical Description73 pp.
Terms of UseOpen

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