1974 White House helicopter incident

1974 incident in which a US Army pilot landed a stolen helicopter on the White House's south lawn
Event skirmish Q4576289
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1974 White House helicopter incident

Summary

1974 White House helicopter incident is a skirmish[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of skirmish entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (285 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1974 White House helicopter incident's image is recorded as Preston helicopter.jpg[3].
  • 1974 White House helicopter incident's instance of is recorded as skirmish[4].
  • 1974 White House helicopter incident's instance of is recorded as theft[5].
  • 1974 White House helicopter incident's instance of is recorded as security breach[6].
  • 1974 White House helicopter incident's instance of is recorded as aviation incident[7].
  • 1974 White House helicopter incident's operator is recorded as United States Army[8].
  • 1974 White House helicopter incident's Commons category is recorded as 1974 White House helicopter incident[9].
  • 1974 White House helicopter incident's point in time is recorded as +1974-02-17T00:00:00Z[10].
  • 1974 White House helicopter incident's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.89666666666667, 'lon': -77.0363888888889}[11].
  • 1974 White House helicopter incident's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06ptsz[12].
  • 1974 White House helicopter incident's start point is recorded as Fort Meade[13].
  • 1974 White House helicopter incident's destination point is recorded as White House[14].

Why It Matters

1974 White House helicopter incident ranks in the top 2% of skirmish entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (285 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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