FRYEBURG, Maine — Why is the helicopter called a Black Hawk?
That was just one of countless questions children in grades 8-10 attending the final day of the week-long FAA ACE Camp for STEM Aviation at the Eastern Slope Regional Airport in Fryeburg, Maine, had for the New Hampshire Army National Guard crew minutes after a smooth landing of the UH-60 Black Hawk on the tarmac on July 16.
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