Nashik: The Combats Army Aviation Training School (CATS) has received a Bell 47G helicopter from the Punjab government recently as a museum piece.
The helicopters were in Indian military service from 1957 to 1972 and utilized by other countries. The machine was recently returned to the Army, which has inducted it as a gratitude to aviators in the past.
An official said Bell 47G is a two-bladed, single engine, light helicopter manufactured by Bell helicopter. The Bell 47G variants were powered by the Lycoming VO-435 engine and supercharged 168KW Franklin 6VS-335-A.
A CAATS official said the chopper was the fourth of the first lot of four Bell 47G helicopters received by the Indian Air Force in 1954, followed by 11 more till August 1962. These helicopters were used extensively in Casualty Evacuation (CAS EVAC) and Search and Rescue (SAR) tasks and also participated actively in the Sino-Indian war in 1962 for evacuating wounded soldiers from the battle front.
15/11/14 Times of India
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The helicopters were in Indian military service from 1957 to 1972 and utilized by other countries. The machine was recently returned to the Army, which has inducted it as a gratitude to aviators in the past.
An official said Bell 47G is a two-bladed, single engine, light helicopter manufactured by Bell helicopter. The Bell 47G variants were powered by the Lycoming VO-435 engine and supercharged 168KW Franklin 6VS-335-A.
A CAATS official said the chopper was the fourth of the first lot of four Bell 47G helicopters received by the Indian Air Force in 1954, followed by 11 more till August 1962. These helicopters were used extensively in Casualty Evacuation (CAS EVAC) and Search and Rescue (SAR) tasks and also participated actively in the Sino-Indian war in 1962 for evacuating wounded soldiers from the battle front.
15/11/14 Times of India
