Ozark-Blackwell Field (KFBW) - 2011

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Ozark-Blackwell Field (KFBW) - 2011

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Probably the largest concentration of Hueys can currently be found here. Aircraft are tightly parked and logging serials is not exactly encouraged...

Noted on Saturday 26 March were (all FYs assumed of course):

Main area:
AH-1F:
79-23229 (read as 23225)
81-23527
82-24065
82-24072
83-24195
83-24196
Plus last threes 116 (likely confused with UH-1H 74-22316) and 235 (probably 79-22235)

UH-1H:
69-15337
69-15839
70-16229
70-16345
71-20190
72-21502
74-22313 (read as 22919)
74-22507
74-22544

We did not read both rows entirely here, so some more were present.

Storage area:
AH-1F:
Five were present, only last threes 278 and 514 (probably 80-23514) were identified.

UH-1H:
(65-9703)N700UH
68-16340
69-15199
69-15237
69-15766
69-15814
69-15859
70-15730
70-15789
70-16450
71-20255 (read as 22255, last three chalked over original s/n),
71-20272
72-21586
73-21667
73-21707
73-21735
73-21805
73-21829
73-21855
73-22080
74-22304
74-22332
74-22374
74-22388
74-22391
74-22458 (read as 21458)
74-22477
74-22509
74-22543

Plus: 1638. (maybe 70-16380 ex Hampton, GA??) and last threes 216, 239 and many, many more (dozens).

At a separate ramp east of the helicopter firm, were two Huey hulks. One was marked EBREH-1502.

Erwin
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