USAF Bell UH-1F Huey

Name: USAF Bell UH-1F Huey - Cavalcade of Wings
SKU: Model-0015

Model ID#:

0015

YEAR:

1966

Airline/Service:

USAF

Name:

Huey

Classification:

Military

Type:

Helicopter

Manufacturer:

Bell

Designation:

UH-1F

MODEL BY:

N. Melvin

Model Scale:

1/48

MODEL ADDED:

11/03/1967

historical significance

First Albuquerque Visit: 1966

SKU: Model-0015 Categories: Military, Helicopter

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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