Coast Guard Demonstration Of A Whirlybird

Clip: 355629_1_1

Year Shot: 1958 (Actual Year)

Audio: Yes

Video: B/W

Tape Master: 1648

Original Film: 031-047-04

HD: N/A

Location: Boston, Massachuetts

Timecode: 00:41:44 - 00:42:18

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Tow-Bird is the word for the newest adjunct of the versatile whirlybird. Outside Boston harbor the coast guard shows how small craft can be towed to port at 18 MPH by chopper-tug. The Whirlybird flying over the Boston Harbor and fly s and hovers over a small craft at sea, manned by the US Navy. MCUS - One of the Coast Guard men drop a line to the boat below. MCUS - It's a tow - cable and the two sailors tie the tow line to the bow (front) of the boat. MCUS - The Tow-Bird starts pulling the boat about 15 knocks an hour. MS - As the helicopter pulls the boat the sailors are steering the boat.