| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | C-GVEL |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bell 204 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bell 204/205/210 (H-1/40 Iroquois) |
| Aircraft Version: | Bell 204B |
| C/n (msn): | 2197 |
| Operator Titles: | Turbowest Helicopters |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Calgary - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Alberta, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYYC IATA: YYC Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | May 1983 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 268335 |
| Photo Comment |
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Originally an Air America machine delivered in 1966 as N1305X. After 10,000 hours of flying in South Vietnam, the helicopter was flown to the USS Kirk in an escape during the fall of Saigon. The US Navy flew it over to the USS Oklahoma and returned it to the USA. Later OY-HCA with Grenlandair before coming to Canada. Exported to Peru as OB-1866-P in August 2007 where it crashed in the jungle the following December. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 3 August 2020, and has since been viewed 479 times. |