| Frame Details | |
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| Serial | 001576 |
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| First Flight | |
| Model | Bell 47 (UH-13J) Sioux |
| Status | Left Fleet |
| Comments | One of two UH-13Js purchased for use by President Eisenhower. Bell added two new features to the presidential H-13Js; all-metal rotor blades to increase the helicopters useful load, and special anti-glare tinting to the huge plexiglass nose bubble. transf to Presidential Flight, President Eisenhower became first president to travel by helicopter. |
| Reg | Airline | Delivered | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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57-2729 | United States Air Force | 20/2/1957 | Left Fleet |
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57-2729 | National Air and Space Museum | 7/1967 | Left Fleet |
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57-2729 | Stategic Air and Space Museum | 2000 | Left Fleet |
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57-2729 | Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center | Unknown | Preserved |
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Key:  Flown It
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27/10/2011 - KIAD - colin woods |