“Whirley-Bird”

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Stock #:701980
Type: Postcard
Era: Chrome
City: Point Mugu
State: California (CA)
County: Ventura
Publisher: Columbia
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

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Affectionately referred to as a “whirley-bird”, a helicopter used primarily for for air-sea rescue work at the Naval Air Missile Test Center, Point Mugu, Calif., prepares to land beside the Center’s operations hangar. In the background is the aerology tower which perches atop the hangar. Equipment in this tower automatically processes data from weather balloons launched at the Center, translates and transmits it to the Aerology Division.

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