Bell 47 by Speed44

Photography • Military • posted on Apr 03, 2008

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While recently photographing this nicely restored helicopter for a client I came across the following facts about the Bell 47's history. The first certified helicopter; The first military helicopter trainer; The first medevac helicopter; The first helicopter to go to war; The first helicopter gunship; The first helicopter to carry a President; The first helicopter to land on the White House lawn; The first helicopter crop sprayer; The first to reach 5,000 helicopter deliveries; The first to deliver 2,400 helicopters to the military, The first helicopter on duty with all the United States Forces, The first helicopter air mail delivery, The first helicopter with skid landing gear, The first helicopter used in cinematography, The first with rotor blade de-icing, The first helicopter to fly over the Swiss alps, The first helicopter used in geological mining, The first helicopter with auto-stabalizing controls, The first used in inter-city transportation. And possibly the first helicopter to be a TV star, one of the featured players in MASH.