Robert Dale Erickson

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BHI Technical Training School Instructors circa 1976

Pictured: Group of Bell Helicopter International (BHI) Technical Training School Instructors, circa 1976.

Summary: Materials related to Robert "Dale" Erickson’s time in Iran working for Bell Helicopter International (BHI) in the 1970s along with longtime donor to the Tarrant County Archives, Dominick "Nick" Cirincione. Many of the items were contributed by Don G. Hodde, instructor and supervisor, BHI, in Tehran and Esfahan, 1973-1979, and Sid Achee. Don was a member of BHI’s Flight One on April 1, 1973. Collection consists of newspapers, photographs, correspondence, artifacts and ephemera related to Bell Helicopter International.

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Item	Date	Description
A Christmas Story …, by unknown author in Tehran	Circa December 1978	A parody of The Night Before Christmas that captures the humor of BHI personnel during the period of martial law and curfew during the unrest leading up to the revolution. Note: Some bad language
Address/Phone Book/Calendar	1978	Farsi address book/phone book/calendar for Imperial Iranian year 2537 (March 21, 1978 to March 20, 1979)
American Ski Club, Tehran	1973	Gag skiing medal awarded to Sid Achee after breaking his leg skiing at resort northeast of Tehran
Assessment of BHI’s position	December 16, 1978	Memo from BHI General Manager and Vice President R. N. Mackinnon assessing current and future status of the company’s contracts
Athens News, Athens—English language newspaper	February 10, 1979	Headline: "Bazargan Tells Bakhtiar: “If you are a human being, obey will of people and step down”; “Dead King” Never to Return"
Athens News, Athens—English language newspaper	February 11-12, 1979	Headline: "Iran: Civil War Imminent"
Athens News, Athens—English language newspaper	February 13, 1979	Headline: "Khomeini’s Revolution Reaches Triumphant Climax"
Athens News, Athens—English language newspaper	February 14, 1979	Headline: "Bakhtiar Arrested"
Aviation Mechanic’s Creed	1953	Creed used to emphasize importance of trust, knowledge and skill expected of aviation mechanics; classroom material
Bell AH-1J Cobra gun ship model	undated	Model of Bell AH-1J Cobra painted in Imperial Iranian Army Aviation desert colors.
Bell Helicopter International 5-year service pin	1978	Pin awarded to BHI personnel upon completion of five years employment (five pins).
Bell Helicopter International brochure	1973	BHI brochure identifying the Board of Directors, descriptions of BHI, Bell Helicopter Company and Textron Incorporated, and photos of Bell AH-1J and 214 helicopters
Bell Helicopter International Files CD-ROM	2015-16	CD-ROM comprising photos of two BHI reunion gatherings at the home of June and Howard Brook in Richland Hills (2015 and 2016) and the PowerPoint presentation delivered to the Bell Helicopter Retiree group by Ron Clegg in 2016. The printout of this presentation is included in the documents collection.
Bell Helicopter International Interoffice Employee Directory	October 1975	Employee Directory for US-based staff.
Bell Helicopter International Iran Employee Directory	1975	Employee Directory identifying employee name, organization, location, phone number, spouse and employee ID number.
Bell Helicopter International News	September 1977	Typical monthly newsletter. Printed in Tehran, Iran.
Bell Helicopter International News	March 1978	Typical monthly newsletter. Printed in Tehran, Iran.
Bell Helicopter International patch	1973-1979	Bell Helicopter International cloth patch worn on BHI distinctive blazers
Bell Helicopter News	March 23, 1973	Articles on pages 3 and 4 plus cover on the creation of Bell Helicopter International. Printed in Fort Worth.
Bell Helicopter News	March 24, 1978	Article on page 2 announcing future Bell 214ST co-production in Esfahan, Iran. Printed in Fort Worth. Article on pages 6 and 7 recounting experiences of BHI husband and wife in Esfahan, Iran. Printed in Fort Worth.
Bell Helicopter News	April 7, 1978	Article on page 3 noting fifth anniversary of BHI. Printed in Fort Worth.
BHI and IIAA staff photo	Circa 1977	Group photo of BHI and IIAA leadership; pictured include Howard Moore, BHI Training Division Director (front row, second from left) and Col. Mohammed Shahnaz, Commandant, Imperial Iranian Army Aviation Training Center (front row, fourth from left)
BHI employees on Spanish vacation	March 1977	Four BHI employees enjoying vacation in Spain; from left: Dale Erickson, Nick Cirincionne, unknown and Don Hodde
BHI Indemnification for Loss of Personnel Effects due to Iran Situation	December 23, 1978	Memo clarifying BHI’s guidelines for insuring and inventorying personnel effects for maximum reimbursement with attached Personal Property Inventory sheet
BHI Iran Newsletter	Spring 1998, Fall/Winter 1999, and Spring/Summer 2000	Three newsletters published by and for BHI ex-employees.
BHI News	April 1976	Issue notes the third anniversary of Bell Helicopter International. Printed in Tehran, Iran.
BHI News, Tehran	April 1976	Headline: "BHI celebrates third anniversary"
BHI News, Tehran	February 1976	Headline: "Shahanshah visits Training Center"
BHI News, Tehran	April 1978	Headline: "In the Beginning … There was Flight One. Fifth Anniversary of Bell Helicopter International in Iran"
BHI Training Division Infogram, Isfahan	December 6, 1978 December 12, 1978 December 20, 1978 December 23, 1978 December 24, 1978 December 30, 1978 December 12, 1978 December 31, 1978 January 7, 1979	Series of memos that summarize recent security incidents and availability of food, fuel and Employee Relation services
BHI-IIAA sticker	1973-1979	Sticker showing IIAA and BHI logos
Book	1995	The Guts to Try: The Untold Story of the Iran Hostage Rescue Mission by the On-Scene Desert Commander, by Col. James H. Kyle, USAF (Ret.) with John Robert Eidson, paperback, 1995.
Book	2013	Going to Tehran: Why the United States Must Come to Terms with the Islamic Republic of Iran, by Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett, hardback, 2013.
Book	2011	Our Man in Tehran: The True Story Behind the Secret Mission to Save Six Americans During the Iran Hostage Crisis and the Foreign Ambassador Who Worked with the CIA to Bring Them Home, by Robert Wright, hardback, 2011.
Book	2008	Pivotal Moments in History: The Iranian Revolution, by Brendan January, hardback, 2008.
Book in slipcase by the Shah of Iran.	1971	Iran, Philosophy Behind the Revolution by His Imperial Majesty Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Aryamehr, Shahanshah of Iran
Brochure and program, IIAF Golden Crown aerobatics team	Circa 1977	Program for aerobatic demonstration at Katemi Air Force Base, Esfahan
Calendar, Bell Helicopter	1974	March photo shows Bell Model 214A and AH-1J helicopters
Calendar, Bell Helicopter	1977	June photo shows Bell Model AH-1J in IIAA desert paint scheme
Christmas and New Year card	Circa 1973-1978	Greeting card to Don Hodde from Dale Erickson
Dallas Morning News clippings	November-December 1978	Various newspaper clippings from DMN containing stories of Iranian unrest (found inside TIME Magazine described above)
Decorated Farsi text scroll	undated	Hand-colored scroll and rose drawing; text unknown
Decorative packaging	undated	Decorative panel from box of candy from Esfahan called “gaz”
Defence Helicopter	March-April 1992	Article on Iranian Airmobility that mentions Bell Helicopter models originally delivered during the 1970s.
Document printed from an unidentified Internet article	October 31, 2013	“Sharing the Pilot’s Seat with the Shah”, an account of the sales and flight demonstrations that convinced the Shah to authorize purchase of the Bell AH-1J and 214A helicopters.
Dry cleaner bag	undated	Dry cleaner bag from Takhteh Jamshid Express, Esfahan
Employee/Dependent Departure Info	January 2, 1979	Memo with instructions for Bell-organized charter evacuation flights
Folder, Welcome to IIAATC, with hotel letterheads	Circa 1974	Folder originally designed to contain handouts for visiting dignitaries to the Imperial Iranian Army Aviation Training Center. Contains letterheads from Shiraz Inn, Tehran International Hotel, Kouroush Hotel, Commodore Hotel and Tehran Tower Hotel. Beverage coaster from Shiraz Inn.
Graduation Program, Technical Training School, Tehran	July 24, 1973	First Technical Training School class graduation program with class roster
Greek language newspaper	February 13, 1979	Headline (translated): "Massacre of Generals in Iran"
HR News, Hydraulic Research Textron newsletter	March 1979	Story: Exit from Iran. Note: This Textron organization was not directly affiliated with BHI, but the experiences depicted were typical for BHI personnel.
Imperial Iranian Army Aviation Certificate, blank	Circa 1973-1979	Certificate presented to graduates of the Technical Training School
Imperial Iranian Army Aviation shoulder patch	undated	Official IIAA military uniform cloth patch
Information sheet, American Embassy, Athens, Greece	February 1979	Handout to evacuees upon arrival in Athens, Greece, after flight from Tehran
Instructor Certificates	1975 1977	Certificates earned by Don G. Hodde, supervisory instructor, Technical Training School. Two certificates from 1977.
Instructor Evaluation Report, Imperial Iranian Army Aviation Training Center, Esfahan	April 24, 1977	Standards and Evaluation report of an Iranian instruction being trained as part of BHI’s counterpart training program
International Herald-Tribune, Paris	February 9, 1979	Headline: "Bakhtiar Says No ‘Surrender,’ But May Agree to Referendum"
International Herald-Tribune, Paris	February 10-11, 1979	Headline: "Iran Unit Launches Attack on Air Base"
International Herald-Tribune, Paris	February 12, 1979	Headline: "Bakhtiar Regime Collapses in Iran"
International Herald-Tribune, Paris	February 13, 1979	Headline: "Iran Takeover Completed; Khomeini Installs Premier"
Invitation to BHI 5^th anniversary party in Tehran	April 16, 1978	Invitation to Bell Helicopter International’s Fifth Anniversary celebration in Tehran at the Royal Tehran Hilton Hotel
Iran Employee Directory	1975	BHI Iran Employee Directory
Iran Helicopter Industry sticker	1973	English/Farsi sticker from Iran Helicopter Industry (IHI)
Iran-Bell Helicopter International dual flag stand	N/A	Desktop flag stand displaying the Iran national flag and the Bell Helicopter International flag.
Kayhan International, Tehran—main English language newspaper	March 16, 1974	Headline: "Mehrabad air disaster"
Kayhan International, Tehran—main English language newspaper	October 31, 1974	Headline: "Hussein pledges backing for PLO—to meet Arafat. Features color supplement commemorating Crown Prince’s 14^th birthday"
Kayhan International, Tehran—main English language newspaper	December 7, 1974	Headline: "Day the Roof Fell In"
Kayhan International, Tehran—main English language newspaper	January 30, 1978	Headline: "Begin Sticks to No War Pledge"
Kayhan International, Tehran—main English language newspaper	January 7, 1979	Headline: "On the road to democracy"
Kayhan International, Tehran—main English language newspaper	January 8, 1979	Headline: "Fuel crisis may drag on"
Kayhan International, Tehran—main English language newspaper	January 11, 1979	Headline: "U.S. beefs up navy off Iran"
Kayhan International, Tehran—main English language newspaper	January 13, 1979	Headline: "Khomeini may come in days"
Kayhan International, Tehran—main English language newspaper	January 14, 1979	Headline: "Shah rejects coup"
Kayhan International, Tehran—main English language newspaper	January 15, 1979	Headline: "Oil exports ‘to resume soon’"
Kayhan International, Tehran—main English language newspaper	January 16, 1979	Headline: "Shah ‘will leave today’"
Kayhan International, Tehran—main English language newspaper	January 17, 1979	Headline: "Shah flies out"
Kayhan International, Tehran—main English language newspaper	January 18, 1979	Headline: "Quake toll rises"
Kayhan International, Tehran—main English language newspaper	January 21, 1979	Headline: "I will be home soon—Khomeini"
Kayhan International, Tehran—main English language newspaper	January 22, 1979	Headline: "Countdown for Khomeini"
Kayhan International, Tehran—main English language newspaper	January 23, 1979	Headline: "Army backs Bakhtiar"
Kayhan International, Tehran—main English language newspaper	January 28, 1979	Headline: "Breakthrough"
Kayhan International, Tehran—main English language newspaper	January 30, 1979	Headline: "Bakhtiar unmoved"
Kayhan International, Tehran—main English language newspaper	January 31, 1979	Headline: "9 a.m. tomorrow—Green light for Khomeini flight"
Kayhan International, Tehran—main English language newspaper	February 1, 1979	Headline: "Homecoming"
Kayhan International, Tehran—main English language newspaper	February 3, 1979	Headline: "I’ll punch government in mouth"
Kayhan International, Tehran—main English language newspaper	February 4, 1979	Headline: "Jihad only if peace means fail"
Kayhan International, Tehran—main English language newspaper	February 5, 1979	Headline: "I’m legal as Mossadeq"
Kayhan International, Tehran—main English language newspaper	February 6, 1979	Headline: "Stand-off"
Laundry bag	1973	Laundry bag from Commodore Hotel, Tehran
Letterhead, Commodore Hotel, Tehran	1973	Letterhead from hotel that housed BHI employees based in Tehran upon arrival in Iran
Life in Iran book	1976	A BHI publication created primarily for new Iran-based employees to acquaint them with Iranian history, language, and culture; BHI operations in Iran; and transportation, housing, school, recreation and communication options.
Maps	undated	Tourist maps of Tehran and Isfahan
Menu, Farsi/English	1974	Farsi/English menu from Tehran Tower Hotel
Novelty note paper, Tehran Bell Hop	undated	Note paper with cartoon of a helicopter riding atop a passenger jet and labeled “Tehran Bell Hop”
Party invitation addressed to Don Hodde	March 30, 1973	Invitation to get-acquainted party at the Euless home of E. J. Smith, Flight Training School Director, two days before departure of Flight One from Love Field to Tehran
Photo, Bell Model 214A	Circa 1973-1975	Bell Model 214A helicopter specifically designed for the Imperial Iranian Army Aviation
Photo, Bell Model AH-1J	Circa 1973-1975	Bell Model AH-1J helicopter specifically designed for the Imperial Iranian Army Aviation
Photo, Bell Model AH-1J and 214A	Circa 1977	Photo showing both Bell Model AH-1J and 214A helicopters in Imperial Iranian Army Aviation desert paint scheme
Photo, black and white	Circa 1973	Sid Achee, Technical Training School Director, and Don Hodde, TTS Instructor, comparing photographic techniques
Photo, Shah reviewing army officers	undated	Shah visiting army base and reviewing officers
Photo, Technical Training School instructors	Circa 1976	Group photo of Technical Training School instructors
Photo, Technical Training School instructors and managers	March 1978	Group photo of Technical Training School staff during two-year pin presentation
Photo, two men in Arab headdress	October 1976	Recently arrived travelers from Israel tour, Don Hodde and Dale Erickson visit residence of Flavil and Nell Johnson in Tehran before connecting flight to Esfahan
Plastic name tag	Circa 1975	Name tag for Tech School Instructor, Don Hodde
Postcard, IIAA Chinook helicopter	Circa 1977	Boeing Chinook helicopter in Imperial Iranian Army Aviation desert paint scheme
Printout of PowerPoint presentation	October 14, 2016	Printout of PowerPoint presentation delivered to Bell Helicopter Retiree group by Ron Clegg. The PowerPoint file is on the Bell Helicopter International Files CD-ROM
Reminders for Instructors handout	1974-1979	Handout provided classroom instructors, IIAATC, Isfahan
Rotor Breeze (photocopy of front page)	Circa late 1972 or early 1973	Photocopy of article that announces the sale of Bell AH-1J and 214A helicopters to the Government of Iran. Printed in Fort Worth. Volume 22, No. 6
Rotor Wash, Esfahan	December 13, 1978 December 24, 1978	Bulletins from BHI Training Division with security updates and Christmas activities
Shah and Empress photo	Circa 1977	Photo of Shah and Empress in horse-drawn carriage during the celebration of the 50^th anniversary of the Pahlavi dynasty
Shopping bags	Circa 1974-1978	Shopping bags from Esfahan Large Store and Super Gharibiyan, Esfahan
Technical Instruction Department Employees Roster	January 10, 1979	Revised employee roster for technical instruction department reflecting dwindling personnel
Tehran Bell Hop sticker	undated	Sticker with cartoon of a helicopter riding atop a passenger jet and labeled “Tehran Bell Hop”
Tehran Journal, Tehran—Other English language newspaper	January 9, 1979	Headline: "Tabriz in Flames"
Tehran Journal, Tehran—Other English language newspaper	February 4, 1979	Headline: "Civil war looms?"
TIME Magazine	November 20, 1978	Article, page 50: "The Shah’s Fight for Survival"
Tourist brochures	undated	Iran: The Caspian Coast, Gilan Province (in Farsi) and Hotel Shah Abbas in Esfahan
Various Aviation-related caps	undated	Bell Helicopter International/Imperial Iranian Army Aviation
Various Iranian language (Farsi) newspapers	Various	Most issues from period of Iranian revolution in January and February, 1979
Various photographs of BHI personnel in Tehran, Esfahan, and Arlington, TX	1973-1979 October 1999	Photos roughly batched together with event identification in Iran. Photos of BHI 20^th Reunion in October 1999 at Arlington Convention Center.
Various photos taken in Tehran, Esfahan, Shiraz, and Persepolis, Iran and in Bedford, TX	1973, 1974, 1990, 1994	Personal photos donated by Sid Achee, BHI employee (Director of Technical Training School and Deputy Director of Training). Photos show BHI facilities in Tehran, training school staff, social gatherings, cultural attractions and reunion gatherings in Bedford, Texas.
Various receipts and product labels in Farsi with some English	1973-1979	Various receipts and product labels in Farsi with some English as collected by BHI employee, Don Hodde

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