Which country first had an operational helicopter unit?

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Which country first had an operational helicopter unit?

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German WW2 helicopters. Who knew? I guess my education is not yet complete.
Might be a late night on the internet geeking out on that subject.

Thanks George.
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falco wrote:German WW2 helicopters. Who knew? I guess my education is not yet complete.
Might be a late night on the internet geeking out on that subject.

Thanks George.
Yep…. who knew? … like Jet fighters, jet bombers, rocket-planes, Armed Drones, Cruise Missiles, I.C.B.M.s,……
'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons. ;)
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