| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 168245 |
| Military Code: | 70 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | MBB-Kawasaki BK-117 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Eurocopter-Kawasaki BK-117/EC-145 |
| Aircraft Version: | Eurocopter-Kawasaki UH-72A Lakota (EC-145) |
| C/n (msn): | 9256 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | USNTPS - US Naval Test Pilot School |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Philadelphia - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Pennsylvania, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KPHL IATA: PHL Local: PHL Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 19 May 2019 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 236347 |
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While the US Navy rejected the UH-72 Lakota for ab-initio training, they received 5 aircraft in 2009 for the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School at Patuxent Naval Air Station, MD. This is the first one of the group that replaced the Hughes TH-6B Cayuse in the helicopter training curriculum. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 23 April 2020, and has since been viewed 796 times. |