I arrived at Coast Guard Air Station Chicago in June of 1980. After my 4 years were up, I returned to civilian life, but I always wondered what happened to the men and women I served with...Joltin'Joe, The Penguin, Doc, The Sheik, Metz, Brenda, DJ, Strolie...
Fast forward to 2019, when Coastie veteran Mike Phillips came across one of our helicopters, CG 1459, sitting outside in a parking lot. What followed has been a seven-year roller coaster ride to see how we could save and restore not just a military aircraft we all flew in, but as it turned out, ourselves in the process.
Disclaimer: the podcast is 1:50 minutes long, because the story of the 1459 and the band of brothers who are dedicated to its restoration has been nearly 50 years in the making.
