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Photo ID
897
Date Taken
None
Event
American Heroes Air Show (1999 / Los Angeles)
Submitted
June 28, 1999, 10 p.m.
Last Updated
Sept. 3, 2019, 1:16 a.m.
Location
None
Owner
Orange County Fire Authority
Status
Active
Category
Firefighting helicopters
Photographer
Alex Calder
Horizontal
Side view
Vertical
Side view
Interior/Exterior
Exterior view
Single/Multiple
Single aircraft shown
Static/Moving
Aircraft is operating
Intrument Panel
Instrument panel not shown
Close-Up Detail
Entire helicopter shown
Day/Night
Day view
Nickname
None
Military Unit
None
Military Modex
None
Aircraft Number
41
Black Helicopter
No
Notes
None
Helicopter
178
Type
None
Variant
Bell UH1H Super Huey
Owner
Orange County Fire Authority
Tail Number
N4212C
Serial Number
None
Buno
None
Status
Active
In/Out of Service
Yes, helicopter is still in service
Base Location
United States : California : Fullerton
Notes
Helicopter was originally a Bell UH-1H, then upgraded with Bell 212 rotor system, the 703 engine (i.e. Cobra engines, 1485 shp vs. the old L13's, 1100 shp), Isolair tanks, new radios, computers, fire mapping, dual GPS.
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