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1974 White House helicopter incident

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/May 8, 2020 by Ealdgyth (talk) 16:04, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

 The 1974 White House helicopter incident occurred when U.S. Army private Robert K. Preston stole a Bell UH-1B Iroquois helicopter (a "Huey") from Tipton Field, Maryland, and, in a major breach of security, landed it on the South Lawn (pictured) of the White House. Preston had enlisted in the Army to become a helicopter pilot, but did not graduate from the helicopter training course. Shortly after midnight on February 17, 1974, he was returning from leave when he took off in a helicopter. Preston flew towards Washington, D.C., where he hovered close to the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument and over the South Lawn of the White House. He then flew back towards Tipton Field, pursued by two police Bell 206 JetRanger helicopters. He returned to Washington, and again hovered over the South Lawn. The Secret Service opened fire; lightly wounded, Preston landed and was arrested. At his court-martial, he was sentenced to one year in prison and fined $2400.
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 * Promoted: March 28, 2020
 * Reasons for nomination: I think this article should appear on TFA because it is interesting and rare.
 * Support as nominator. L293D (☎ • ✎) 13:51, 30 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Support – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 22:32, 30 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Support Fascinating account - illustrates how things have changed. Shearonink (talk) 16:00, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Support Outrageous article about something outrageous, in a good note. «“ I'm Aya Syameimaru! ”I„ 文々. 新聞 “I„ ”» 15:39, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Support Gog the Mild (talk) 10:01, 29 April 2020 (UTC)