8x10 Photo BELL 47 HELICOPTER PULLING ELECTRICAL LINE CABLE Valley HILLCREST

Description

8x10 Photo BELL 47 HELICOPTER PULLING ELECTRICAL LINE CABLE Valley HILLCREST
Small area of damage on the bottom right.
Condition is Used. Shipped with USPS First Class Package.
Hillcrest Aircraft Company was formed by Jerry Wilson in 1956
and has been providing specialty aviation services to its customers for more than 60 years. At its beginning, Hillcrest owned and operated four Stearman bi-wing aircraft for crop dusting. In the late 50s, Hillcrest expanded its operations to include firefighting, using World War II aircraft that included six B-25s, five B-26s, six Grumman TBMs and one B-24.
In 1960, Hillcrest became a Cessna dealer and an FAA Repair Station. Hillcrest sold Cessna airplanes and used them for charter and flight instruction. In   addition, Hillcrest also started an outside maintenance facility for light fixed-wing aircraft. In 1961, the company sold the most single engine Cessna aircraft in   the entire U.S.—“Top Gun in 61.” Hillcrest purchased its first Bell helicopter, which was used to spray farm fields and perform firefighting operations, that same year. By the end of the 1960s, the company owned 10 Bell model 47s.