Hughes 269
1956
History
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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
| 269A | ||
| 269B | ||
| 269C / 300 | ||
| TH-55A Osage | ||
| XH-42 / YHO-2 | 1958 | |
| → TH-55J | 1965 | 38 Hughes 269A build in Japan for the JGSDF |
| → 269C / 300 | 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 |
Operators
| 1971-1985 |  Bharatiya Nau Sena |
| 1982- |  Fuerza Aerea Colombiana |
| 1996-2003 |  Billings Flying Service |