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I have a question for any Navy history buffs:
In the movie, "The Bridges at Toko Ri", set during the Korean war, the helicopter pilot, played by Mickey Rooney, was an enlisted man, a Chief Petty Officer, to be specific. My question is, is this historically accurate? I know Navy fixed-wing pilots (and Army, too) have almost always been officers, but how about helicopters?
Other nations have enlisted pilots, I believe. I seem to remember reading somewhere that in the British army some helicopter pilots are NCOs rather than officers, but I'd never heard of that in the US.
Martin  "When I'm in command, every mission is a suicide mission" - Zapp Branigan, Futurama
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From what I have found thus far, there were enlisted helicopter pilots. "The Bridges at Toko RI" book by James Michener was based upon his experiences as a war correspondent.
http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/2002/mar-apr/tokori.html
I will post what I find.
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