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Cedar Rapids Air Patrol Spanned 35 Years of Helicopter Law Enforcement
Cedar Rapids operated a city helicopter fleet from 1972 to 2007 with OH23C craft donated by the National Guard and later more surplus choppers. Mayor Don Canney touted uses from search and rescue to traffic control and emergency transport, while a small crew maintained the aircraft at the municipal airport.
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Cedar
Linn County
Civil Defense Agency
Cedar Rapids
Civil Defense
Bill Bjorenson
Federal General Services Administration