For four survivors of the Emilien II, a 43-foot sailboat of
Canadian registry, the United States Coast Guard's distinctive
striped HC-130 was an extremely welcome sight.
"Because of my
association with EAA, it seemed to be the logical and appropriate
place for Miss Champion to go."
Source: Steve Pitcairn, son of
Harold Pitcairn, builder of the Pitcairn Autogyros, on his decision
to donate his extremely rare PCA-2 "Miss Champion," one of only 20
built, to the EAA Aviation Museum.
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