Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit August 8, 1978, No. 76-4442 (United States v. Boulet)

HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge:

Bell Helicopter Textron was sued by the estates of two former pilots of the Virginia National Guard, who were killed when a helicopter, manufactured by Bell Textron, crashed. Bell Textron had sold the helicopter to the United States in 1966 which, after using the helicopter for several years, lent the helicopter to the Virginia National Guard.