Woodbridge resident Tony Paradiso discusses being a helicopter pioneer
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Woodbridge resident Tony Paradiso discusses being a helicopter pioneer
Woodbridge resident Tony Paradiso discusses his career while pointing to a photo hanging in his home on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. In the photo, a man is hanging from one of the first power hoists that Paradiso helped design while working for Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation in the mid-1940s.
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Woodbridge resident Tony Paradiso discusses being a helicopter pioneer
Tony Paradiso sits in his library filled with autobiographies and aviation journals at his home in Woodbridge on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Paradiso was on a team of 25 engineers in 1941 who worked on the Sikorsky VS-300A, the first practical helicopter in the United States. He was honored at the American Helicopter Society International award banquet in Fort Worth, Texas this May.
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Woodbridge resident Tony Paradiso discusses being a helicopter pioneer
Tony Paradiso discusses his 47-year long career in aviation at his Woodbridge home on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Paradiso was on a team of 25 engineers in 1941 who worked on the Sikorsky VS-300A, the first practical helicopter in the United States. He was honored at the American Helicopter Society International award banquet in Fort Worth, Texas, in May.
Rich Hanner/News-Sentinel
Woodbridge resident Tony Paradiso discusses being a helicopter pioneer
Tony Paradiso discusses his 47-year long career in aviation outside of his Woodbridge home on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. His tie features the hummingbird, the official symbol of the American Helicopter Society, which Paradiso helped found. He was honored at the international society’s award banquet in Fort Worth, Texas, in May.
Rich Hanner/News-Sentinel
Woodbridge resident Tony Paradiso discusses being a helicopter pioneer
Tony Paradiso holds a painting of a helicopter with a power hoist in his Woodbridge home on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. He was one of the first engineers to work on the hoist in the mid-1940s, and it is still being used in rescue missions today. Paradiso was recognized in May at the 68th annual American Helicopter Society awards banquet in Fort Worth, Texas.
Rich Hanner/News-Sentinel
Woodbridge resident Tony Paradiso discusses being a helicopter pioneer
Tony Paradiso holds a painting of a helicopter with a power hoist in his Woodbridge home on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. He was one of the first engineers to work on the hoist in the mid-1940s, and it is still being used in rescue missions today. Paradiso was recognized in May at the 68th annual American Helicopter Society awards banquet in Fort Worth, Texas.
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