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USAF Bell UH-1F Huey

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Model ID#:

0015

YEAR:

Airline/Service:

Name:

Huey

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Type:

Manufacturer:

Designation:

UH-1F

MODEL BY:

N. Melvin

Model Scale:

1/48

MODEL ADDED:

11/03/1967

historical significance

First Albuquerque Visit: 1966

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additional information

This Bell UH-1F Huey participated in “Operation Sterling” in Hattiesburg, Mississippi for the Air Force Special Weapons Center’s Continental Test Division, Detachment 2 in November of 1966.  UH-1F, 57957, received special modifications at Kirland Air Force Base before being used in tests needed to evaluate detection gear required for underground weapons testing.

On December of 1967, after severe blizzard blanketed New Mexico and Arizona, UH-1F, 15493, was used to fly in food and clothing to New Mexico and Arizona Navajo reservations along with feed for stranded cattle.

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