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bell 47

1945

Model History:

A two-bladed, single engine based on the previous Model 30 prototype. Designed by Arthur Young, the Bell 47 became the first helicopter certified for civilian use on 8 March 1946. More than 5.600 were produced, including licenses by Agusta, Kawasaki and Westland (sublicense from Agusta). The Bell 47J Ranger is modifed version with a fully enclosed cabin and fuselage.

Derivatives and Versions of this model:

Model	Year	History
47G-3

47G-5

H-13H Sioux

OH-13S

agusta ab47	1952

47G-2	1957

KHI KH-4	1960	Developed from the three-seat Bell 47G-3B, the KH-4 is a four-seat general purpose helicopter powered by a 201kW Lycoming TVO-435-B1A air-cooled ...

Organisations / Units with this Model:

Organisation Del'd					Units (bold=current)	Bases/Heliports
	1962/64		Landespolizei
				1962/64	Polizeihubschrauberstaffel Nordrhein-Westfalen	Dusseldorf 1962/now
	1952/86		aviation légère de l'armée de terre
				1963/75	7 Regiment D'Helicopteres de Combat	Nancy Essey 1958/97
	1965/now	13	Royal New Zealand Air Force
				1965/now	3 squadron	Hobsonville Airbase 1965/98 Ohakea Airbase 2002/now Whenuapai Airbase 1998/now
	1956/69	12	östereichische luftstreitkräfte agusta ab47
	1960/76	17	östereichische luftstreitkräfte H-13H Sioux
	1956/now		Bundespolizei
	1957/65	6	Heeresflieger 47G-2
	1960/74	8	Luftwaffe 47G-2
	1975/??	3	fuerza aerea ecuatoriana
	1962/91		ejercito del aire agusta ab47
	1962/80		fuerzas aeromóviles del ejército de tierra agusta ab47
	1961/??		Elliniki Aeroporia Stratou
	1965/now		Heil Ha'Avir
			Carabinieri agusta ab47
			marina militare italiana agusta ab47
	1954/??		Vigili del Fuoco agusta ab47
	1972/now	4	il-forzi armati ta’ malta agusta ab47
	1974/98	9	tentara udara diraja malaysia 47G-5
	1953/65	1	British European Airways
	1964/78	50	Army Air Corps agusta ab47

Construction Numbers on database of 47 or its versions
1		armada de chile - chilean navy
1		fuerza aerea de chile - chilean air force
6		Heeresflieger - German Army Aviation
8		Luftwaffe - German Air Force
4		Elliniki Aeroporia Stratou - Hellenic Army Aviation
13		Royal New Zealand Air Force

Construction Numbers of this Model:	Help Us

C/N	Version	Built	History
637			H-03 : fach. Bell 47D-1
1289		1954	01 : Naval. First navy helicopter. preserved vina del mar
1617	47G-2		74+27 : also seen as AS+381, w/o 02.03.70 Collision Fassberg with 74+24
1619	47G-2		74+28 : also seen as AS+382,last seen as D-HAGL
1620	47G-2		74+29 : also seen as PA+118,QW+755,QF+458,AS+389,AS+389,last seen as D-HKBM
1621	47G-2		74+30 : also seen as AS+384,last seen as D-HAIN
1967	47G-2		AS+385 : w/o 29.05.57 crashed
1968	47G-2		74+31 : also seen as AS+386,last seen as D-HORN
1969	47G-2		74+32 : also seen as AS+387,last seen as F-BUYV
1970	47G-2		74+33 : also seen as AS+388,LA+108,last seen as D-HAEM
1986	47G-2		74+34 : also seen as PA+117,QW+756,QF+459,AS+390,last seen as D-HAKO
1988	47G-2		PA+118 : w/o 08.01.58 crashed Niedermendig
1991	47G-2		74+35 : also seen as PB+117,QW+757,QF+460,AS+394,last seen Malta Police as 9H-AAH
1992	47G-2		74+36 : also seen as PA+120,YA+031,QW+758,QW+458,AS+395,last seen as D-HERZ
2006	47G-2		74+37 : also seen as PA+122,QW+759,QB+459,AS+398,YA+032,last seen as D-HEIM
2007	47G-2		74+38 : also seen as PB-122, AS+399, QB+460, QW+760, last seen as F-BUYX
2684	h-13h		ES101 : MDAP 60-6037. preserved Stefanovikio
2689	h-13h		ES109 : FMS 60-6042. preserved city Stefanoviokio
3994	oh-13s		ES701 : FMS BuNo 69-19614. wfu
3995	oh-13s		ES702 : FMS BuNo 69-19615. wfu
6514	47g-3	1965	NZ3701 : dd Dec 1965 as 47G-3B-1, to 3 Squadron. Crashed 19 Jan 1979.
6515	47g-3	1965	NZ3702 : dd Dec 1965 as 47G-3B-1, to 3 Squadron.
6516	47g-3		NZ3703 : RNZAF. w/o 30jun77
6517	47g-3		NZ3704 : RNZAF. w/o 16jan87
6518	47g-3		NZ3705 : RNZAF 3 sqd
6519	47g-3		NZ3706 : RNZAF 3 sqd
6809	47g-3	1970	NZ3707 : RNZAF. w/o 02apr74
6810	47g-3		NZ3708 : RNZAF
6811	47g-3		NZ3709 : RNZAF. w/o 11nov83
6812	47g-3		NZ3710 : RNZAF. w/o 16jul85
6813	47g-3		NZ3711 : RNZAF. w/o 15nov71
6814	47g-3		NZ3712 : RNZAF 3 sqd
6815	47g-3		NZ3713 : RNZAF 3 sqd

33 C/N found.