Aircraft Photo of PH-HEN | Agusta AB-47G-2

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	PH-HEN
Aircraft Original Type:	Bell 47
Aircraft Generic Type:	Agusta AB-47
Aircraft Version:	Agusta AB-47G-2
C/n (msn):	246

Location
City / Area:	Puncak Mandala Area [ Off-Airport ]Map (vicinity)
Country:	Indonesia

Photo Date:	September 1959
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	624215

Photo Comment
'Mounting Juliana Peak.' The Dutch sent an expedition into the remote Star Mountains in then Netherlands New Guinea in 1959. Expedition members were the first to reach the summit of Puncak Mandala, then named Julianatop, at 4760 m (15,617 ft). The expedition used two AB.47Gs, operated by Schreiner Aero Contractors, but the high altitudes 'severely limited their effectiveness'. PH-HEO crashed in July. PH-HEN survived and was still current as F-BNPP at the time of uploading. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands) This photo was added on 27 November 2023, and has since been viewed 137 times.

Photo Comment

'Mounting Juliana Peak.' The Dutch sent an expedition into the remote Star Mountains in then Netherlands New Guinea in 1959. Expedition members were the first to reach the summit of Puncak Mandala, then named Julianatop, at 4760 m (15,617 ft). The expedition used two AB.47Gs, operated by Schreiner Aero Contractors, but the high altitudes 'severely limited their effectiveness'. PH-HEO crashed in July. PH-HEN survived and was still current as F-BNPP at the time of uploading. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)

This photo was added on 27 November 2023, and has since been viewed 137 times.

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