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Arizona Helicopters Inc was a helicopter contractor which operated in Laos in the early 1970s for the Central Intelligence Agency.

Arizona Helicopters was originally based out of Chandler Municipal Airport in Chandler, Arizona and then in 1968 was moved to Scottsdale Airport in Scottsdale, Arizona. Scottsdale Airport Fixed Base Operator, Robert Wachs, owned and operated Arizona Helicopters Inc. The company assisted in fire fighting operations, flying Santa Claus to malls for the Wallace and Ladmo Show in Phoenix, Arizona, and other charters.

Fleet

The Arizona Helicopters fleet consisted of 50 helicopters, across the following 6 aircraft types:

Bell 47
Bell 205A-1
Bell 206 JetRanger II
Bell 212
Fairchild Hiller FH-1100
Sud Aviation SA.318C Alouette Astazou

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Defunct	Air Alpha Greenland Air America Arizona Helicopters Asian Airlines Australian Helicopters Bajan Helicopters Bond Aviation Group Boun Oum Airways Braathens Helikopter British Airways Helicopters Burundaiavia Continental Air Services, Inc Copterline Oy East Asia Airlines East Pakistan Helicopter Service Impro Airways Jämtlands Flyg Karnali Air Hong Kong Air International Los Angeles Airways Mørefly New York Airways New York Helicopter Norrlandsflyg Norsk Helikopter Offshore Helicopters Sealand Helicopters San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines Silver State Helicopters Universal Helicopters US Helicopter
See also: List of airlines List of rotorcraft

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Fleet

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