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NZ3806
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1970 Bell UH-1H Iroquois C/N 11705Discuss this aircraft in community |
by Peter Lewis @ NZOH
| Manufacturer: | Bell |
| Model: | UH-1H Iroquois Search all Bell UH-1H Iroquois |
| Year built: | 1970 |
| Construction Number (C/N): | 11705 |
| Aircraft Type: | Rotorcraft |
| Number of Seats: | 14 |
| Number of Engines: | 1 |
| Engine Type: | Turbo-shaft |
| Engine Manufacturer and Model: | Lycoming T53-L-13 |
| Registration Number: | NZ3806 |
| Current Status: | Crashed on April 25, 2010 |
| Owner: | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
| Address: | , New Zealand |
| John Harrison, 2010-05-03 04:00:00 | |
| I understand from http://rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Postwar&action=print&thread=11129 coroborated here: http://www.helihub.com/2010/04/25/25-apr-10-nz-38xx-bell-uh-1-pukerua-bay-new-zealand-3f/ http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=74062 that NZ3806 was the Iroquois lost on 25 April 2010 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1268674/Three-men-dead-military-helicopter-crashes-en-route-New-Zealand-memorial-service.html I used to work on this bird from 1990-1994 | |
| Admin, 2011-03-30 11:44:41 | |
| Originally built for the USAF as 69-15417. To RNZAF as NZ3806. Crashed into a fog covered hill near Pukerua Bay, New Zealand April 25, 2010. 3 killed, 1 seriously injured. | |