USAFHPA Helicopter patch:

When helicopters came on the scene in the early 1940's, they were a great novelty. To just imagine how they flew was mind boggling, thrashing about the sky and making lots of noise. Someone made the comment that they looked like a flying eggbeater. For a time they were referred to as "eggbeaters". Walt Disney studios created many designs for insignia during World War II and apparently someone asked them to come up with a cartoon type design to represent the helicopter. Thence emerged the concept of the "flying eggbeater" piloted by a Disney gremlin. The design floated around for awhile and in the 1950's began to show up frequently in the USAF Helicopter School. A patch was made up and unofficially adopted as the School Patch. Former instructor pilots, mostly retired, that at one time were assigned to the USAF Helicopter School were the founders of USAFHPA. The "Flying Eggbeater" was adopted as their official logo.