Aircraft Photo of 73-22245 / 22245 | Bell YAH-63 | USA - Army | AirHistory.net #776978
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:73-22245
Alternate Serial:22245
Aircraft Original Type:Bell 409 (AH-63)
Aircraft Generic Type:Bell 409 (AH-63)
Aircraft Version:Bell YAH-63
C/n (msn):[ 73-22245 ]
Operator Titles:USA - Army
Location
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Unknown State, United States
 
Photo Date:June 1976 to December 1976
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 776978
Photo Comment

There were originally two flying YAH-63s, 73-22246 and 73-22247. 22246 crashed on 4 June 1976. A static prototype was then made airworthy and we think that is the closest aircraft here, because the tail number seems to read 22245. Joe Baugher's website and Scramble list a fourth airframe, too: 22244, but Baugher says 22244 and 22245 were cancelled. According to Scramble, 73-22245 is the helicopter that crashed, which should be wrong. There is also a suggestion that the serials might be fiscal year 1974 rather than 1973. Photo from: Paul Faltyn / Vertical Flight Society / Bell

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