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    Airframe Family: Bell 204/205/208/208/212/214/412/553 / UH-1 Iroquois
    Latest Model:UH-1 Iroquois
    Last Military Serial:66-16626 US
    Construction Number:3023
    Compressed ID:Bell UH-1 sn 66-16626 US cn 3023
    Latest Owner or Location:Earle Aircraft Inc., Earle Airpark, Hastings, Florida

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an UH-1.

    Circa 1966

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 66-16626.

    By February 1977

    Transferred to A TRP 7/17 CAV 6th CAV BDE, Fort Hood, TX.

    From February 1977 to January 1979

    Rick Higgins comments (July 2015): I was the CE on 626 from Feb 1977 to Jan 1979. Assigned to A Trp 7/17 CAV 6th CAV BDE Ft Hood, TX. Good ship - flew cross country to NV, CA and GA several times and never let me down.

    To Earle Aircraft Inc, Earle Airpark, Hastings, FL.
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