1956


Hughes 269







The Hughes 269 is as piston-powered light utility helicopter developed in 1955. More than 2800 were built as the 269 and Hughes 300 families including the TH-55 Osage trainer for the US Army. Since 1983 the model 300 is marketed by Schweizer
Construction Number structure: MMY-NNNN e.g. 93-0241 = serial 241 Built Sep73



  Derivatives & Versions of 269


ModelYearHistory
269A
269B
269C / 300
TH-55A Osage
XH-42 / YHO-2

1958
1958
KHI TH-55J

1965
1965 38 Hughes 269A build in Japan for the JGSDF
Schweizer 269C / 300

1983
1983 Schweizer built license Hughes 269/300 from 1983 until 1986 when they became a pure Schweizer product In 2004 Schweizer was bought by Sikorsky
In January 2018, Schweizer RSG (part of Rotorcraft Services Group) acquired the light helicopter line of the S-300 and S-330 from Sikorsky

  List of Operators of 269


Years Model Org
1964/85 269A brazil Força Aeronaval da Marinha do Brasil
1964/88 TH-55A Osage usa US Army Aviation
1971/85 india Bharatiya Nau Sena
1978/01 269C / 300 spain Ejercito del Aire
1982-    colombia Fuerza Aerea Colombiana
1984/97 269C / 300 sweden armen
1988-    269C / 300 turkey Polis Havacilik Daire Baskanligi
1996/03 usa Billings Flying Service
1998/02 269C / 300 sweden Försvarsmakten



  Global Distribution of 269



2269
19269a
11269B
58269C / 300
21th-55a
2yho-2





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