1943: Coast Guard Assigned the Sea-going Development of the Helicopter
1943: Coast Guard Assigned the Sea-going Development of the Helicopter Captain William J. Kossler USCG CDR William J. Kossler USCG, a member of the Inter Agency Board, established to research and develop rotary-wing aviation, was convinced that the helicopter was the rescue vehicle of the future and would fulfill the future needs of the Coast Guard. […]