BuNo 159209 at the NMMC’s Museum Support Facility after being prepared for display by the museum’s Restoration Team.
By Ben Kristy, Collections Branch Chief--National Museum of the Marine Corps
This Bell UH-1N Huey helicopter will be the centerpiece of the Museum's Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) scene in the March to Baghdad exhibit in our Final Phase galleries. In fact, this particular UH-1N (Bureau Number 159209) actually flew in the battle with Marine Light Attack Helicopter squadron (HMLA) -267.
The helicopter entered service with the Marine Corps in September 1976 and participated in numerous deployments and combat operations including Operation Desert Shield/Storm, Operation Restore Hope, and the opening months of Operation Iraqi Freedom. It was added to the NMMC’s collection in April 2014, following its retirement from HX-21 at NAS Patuxent River, MD.
This Bell UH-1N Huey helicopter will be the centerpiece of the Museum's Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) scene in the March to Baghdad exhibit in our Final Phase galleries. In fact, this particular UH-1N (Bureau Number 159209) actually flew in the battle with Marine Light Attack Helicopter squadron (HMLA) -267.
The helicopter entered service with the Marine Corps in September 1976 and participated in numerous deployments and combat operations including Operation Desert Shield/Storm, Operation Restore Hope, and the opening months of Operation Iraqi Freedom. It was added to the NMMC’s collection in April 2014, following its retirement from HX-21 at NAS Patuxent River, MD.
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