Arizona Helicopters
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.