Boone Helicopter, 1983

This image shows a helicopter in flight with Yosef, the Appalachian State University (1967-current) mascot, looking out the door on the left in 1983-84. The town of Boone, NC, purchased its own helicopter in December 1985 and was primarily used for fire spotting, prisoner searches, and engineering surveys. It crashed after a fuel mixture cable came loose on June 23, 1986. This image appears in the 1984 Rhododendron (p. 318) and the 1987 Rhododendron (p. 37).

Local history

School mascots

Appalachian State University

General Picture Files, 2004.040, Box 16, Miscellaneous Photos F1, C14.2.3.4.

University Archives, Appalachian State University

1983-1984

Rhododendron

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Photographs

English

Image

Appalachian State University. Boone (N.C.). Yosef

Series 11 -- Local Area. Series 12 -- Affiliated People, Places, and Events

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The Appalachian State University Historical Photographs Digitization Project is supported with federal Library Service and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program.