Watch The Big Picture - Army Aviation

Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. From the U.S. Army's "The Big Picture" television series, 1950-1975. The Army's own air arm has become an integral part of THE BIG PICTURE." The light liaison plane and its cousin, the heliocopter, is pictured at work on the battlefield and in training, and they tell their own story.

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