title: MASH Angels: Tales of the First Air Evac Helicopters
author: Richard C. Kirkland
description: "The remarkable, lifesaving emergency medical service that now serves America owes its legacy to a handful of MASH helicopter pilots and medics of a half-century ago. This is the true story of the world's first Air Evac Lifeteam, flying primitive 'Choppers' on the battlefields of Korea."
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  Contents
  
  
  [Title Page](part0000.html#0-7b261f694dd743798e8422330d3183cc)
  
  
  [Praise for THE FOLK OF THE AIR
  series](part0002.html#1T140-7b261f694dd743798e8422330d3183cc)
  
  
  [The Folk of the Air
  series](part0003.html#2RHM0-7b261f694dd743798e8422330d3183cc)
  
  
  [Dedication](part0004.html#3Q280-7b261f694dd743798e8422330d3183cc)
  
  
  [Map](part0005.html#4OIQ0-7b261f694dd743798e8422330d3183cc)
  
  
  [Book One](part0006.html#5N3C0-7b261f694dd743798e8422330d3183cc)
  
  
  [Prologue](part0007.html#6LJU0-7b261f694dd743798e8422330d3183cc)
  
  
  [Chapter 1](part0008.html#7K4G0-7b261f694dd743798e8422330d3183cc)
  
  
  [Chapter 2](part0009.html#8IL20-7b261f694dd743798e8422330d3183cc)
  
  
  [Chapter 3](part0010.html#9H5K0-7b261f694dd743798e8422330d3183cc)
  
  
  [Chapter 4](part0011.html#AFM60-7b261f694dd743798e8422330d3183cc)
  
  
  [Chapter 5](part0012.html#BE6O0-7b261f694dd743798e8422330d3183cc)
  
  
  [Chapter 6](part0013.html#CCNA0-7b261f694dd74379