| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N418NA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bell 204 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bell 204/205/210 (H-1/40 Iroquois) |
| Aircraft Version: | Bell UH-1H-II Iroquois |
| C/n (msn): | 13467 |
| Operator Titles: | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Cocoa Beach - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Skid StripMap |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KXMR IATA: - Local: XMR Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 4 March 2015 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 342539 |
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NASA based UH-1s at near by Patrick Air Force Base to support Space Shuttle operations from the 1980s. Pictured is former US Army 73-21779, one of three upgraded UH-1H Huey IIs now based at Cape Canaveral. The Huey II combines all new commercial dynamic components with a more powerful Honeywell T53-L-703 engine and upgraded avionics. International Space Station (ISS) resupply and commercial satellite launch missions keep Kennedy Space Center these days and in October 2020 the Hueys began being replaced by new Airbus H135 T3 helicopters. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 7 March 2021, and has since been viewed 1437 times. |