| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 9H-ABY |
| Military Code: | Y |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Hughes 369 / 500 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Hughes 369/500/530 (H-6/Cayuse/Little Bird) |
| Aircraft Version: | Hughes NH-500M (NH-369HM) |
| C/n (msn): | 62-0220M |
| Operator Titles: | Malta - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Luqa - Malta InternationalMap |
| Country: | Malta |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LMML IATA: MLA Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 10 September 1996 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 449120 |
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Former Guardia di Finanza (GdF) serial MM80848/GdiF-49 became 9H-ABY within the Armed Forces of Malta, Malta Air Squadron 2nd Regiment on 6 June 1992. The registration was cancelled on 1 May 2000 and became serial AS9213. It was last seen in operational service in September 2001, after which it was stored at Luqa and offered for sale in October 2003. The Hughes was handed over at Luqa for preservation and display with the GdF on 13 February 2018. It was fully restored as AS9213 and placed in the GdF museum at Pratica di Mare (Italy) on 19 December 2018. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 27 March 2022, and has since been viewed 375 times. |