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Helicopter checks before Hurricane Wilma Hits

A Coast Guard crew member in a blue uniform with a "U.S. Coast Guard" name tape sits in a helicopter cockpit, hand on the control stick, performing pre-flight equipment checks.

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USCG Released photos Hurricane Wilma

OPA LOCKA, Fla. (Oct. 21, 2005)--Petty Officer 3rd Class Jose' A. Gutierrez completes daily helicopter checks on an HH-65 Dolphin helicopter at Air Station Miami October 21. Helicopter checks are done daily to ensure that equipment and electronics are working properly before the helicopters depart on any flights that day. USCG photo by PA3 Gretchen Eddy

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“Helicopter checks before Hurricane Wilma Hits,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2387.