USCG Aviator Bobby Wilks stand next to a H-47 at NAS Ellyson Field

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USCG Aviator Bobby Wilks stand next to a H-47 at NAS Ellyson Field

USCG Aviator Bobby Wilks stand next to a H-47 at NAS Ellyson Field, August, 1959. Scanned by CAPT Larry Hall, USCG (Ret.); CG Historian's Office volunteer historian from a personal slide from CAPT Bobby Wilks, USCG (Ret.) personal imagery collection.

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Tags: black, aviator, pioneer, pensacola, flight school, sikorsky, african american, HELICOPTER, training, Wilks, Ellyson

Photo by: CAPT Bobby Wilks, USCG (Ret.); scanned by CAPT Larry Hall, USCG (Ret.) | VIRIN: 240209-G-G0000-001.JPG

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