Aircraft Photo of 129877 | Bell HSL-1 | USA - Navy

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	129877
Aircraft Original Type:	Bell HSL
Aircraft Generic Type:	Bell HSL
Aircraft Version:	Bell HSL-1
C/n (msn):	53
Operator Titles:	USA - Navy

Location
Location:	Not known
Region / Country:	Texas, United States

Photo Date:	1956 to 1960
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	382845

Photo Comment
The last of 50 production HSL helicopters 'was kept at Bell until 1959, when it was used on a small Navy contract to test stability improvements.' Photo probably taken at Bell in Texas since an early Huey is seen. Dorsal fins had already been added to HSLs in 1953. 129877 is claimed to have become N74018, but that seems to have been a Bell 47. Photo from: San Diego Air & Space Museum This photo was added on 12 August 2021, and has since been viewed 466 times.

Photo Comment

The last of 50 production HSL helicopters 'was kept at Bell until 1959, when it was used on a small Navy contract to test stability improvements.' Photo probably taken at Bell in Texas since an early Huey is seen. Dorsal fins had already been added to HSLs in 1953. 129877 is claimed to have become N74018, but that seems to have been a Bell 47. Photo from: San Diego Air & Space Museum

This photo was added on 12 August 2021, and has since been viewed 466 times.

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