
VFS recognized two sites at Forum 81 as Vertical Flight Heritage Sites. One was Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, New York. The first US Coast Guard and Navy helicopter base, it played a central role in early search and rescue (SAR), anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and police aviation missions, and remains a pivotal site in rotorcraft history. The award was presented by VFS Chair of the Board Harry Nahatis (left) and accepted by LT Mark Zinderman, U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, New Jersey, at the Forum 81 Grand Awards Banquet on Thursday, May 22, 2025. Forum 81 took place in Virginia Beach, Virginia, May 20–22, 2025. (Photo by Warren Liebmann CC BY-SA 4.0)
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