Harold E. Thompson
Male, Deceased Person
1921 – 2003
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Who was Harold E. Thompson?
Harold E. "Tommy" Thompson of Hobart, Indiana, was a helicopter aviation pioneer. He was the first man to intentionally loop a helicopter, set three international helicopter speed records, and was the first man to land a helicopter in the courtyard of The Pentagon. Thompson was a veteran of 3,500 hours in single-engine propeller fixed-wing aircraft and 3000 more in helicopters.
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- Born
- 1921
- Also known as
- Harold Thompson
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- 2003
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on July 23, 2013
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