The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration inherited its mission from the old U.S. Weather Bureau within the Department of Commerce. Besides its fleet of small ships and research vessels, NOAA operates a sizeable fleet of fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft for weather research and tracking. The most famous are the two WP-3D Orion Hurricane Hunters.
Model Types |
Model | Del'd | From | To |
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Bell UH-1E Iroquois | |||
Hughes 369D / 500D | |||
List of Aircraft |
Model | C/N | Built | ID | |
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369D / 500D | 0510D | 1979 | N59RF : xfer National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration [NOAA] as N59R ... | |
UH-1E Iroquois | 6131 | N67RF : NOAA, US Dept of Commerce (as 66-153765), 1977?-Jul84;
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