HELICOPTER USED FOR LIGHTHOUSE CONSTRUCTION.—A powerful helicopter eases a 1740lb lamp shield to the top of the new 162ft Coast Guard lighthouse at Wilmington, on the coast of North Carolina, on December 18. The helicopter manoeuvred carefully for half an hour before finally placing the lamp shield accurately on its platform. The lamp shield will house a 20,090,000 candle-power light, which will be the most powerful on the east coast of the United States. It is estimated the light will be visible about 24 miles.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19571230.2.76
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28472, 30 December 1957, Page 7
Word Count
85HELICOPTER USED FOR LIGHTHOUSE CONSTRUCTION.—A powerful helicopter eases a 1740lb lamp shield to the top of the new 162ft Coast Guard lighthouse at Wilmington, on the coast of North Carolina, on December 18. The helicopter manoeuvred carefully for half an hour before finally placing the lamp shield accurately on its platform. The lamp shield will house a 20,090,000 candle-power light, which will be the most powerful on the east coast of the United States. It is estimated the light will be visible about 24 miles. Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28472, 30 December 1957, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.