Bell AH-1T 161022 US Marine Corps featuring the more powerful Continental

featuring the more powerful Continental O-470-11 engine that gave it enhanced performance over the earlier OE-1

United States Air Force — a VIP transport variant of the Chickasaw serving in the USAF's premier global airlift and executive transport command

It stands in vivid contrast to the Olive Drab and Dayglo Orange of the Fort Rucker TL-19As

" was a Pacific Fleet sea control squadron based at NAS North Island

Bell AH-1T 161022 US Marine Corps featuring the more powerful ContinentalThese are 1 72 scale decals for the Bell AH 1T+ Factory Demonstrator, serial 161022, associated with the United States Marine Corps. This aircraft comes with a great piece of aviation lore: when pilots from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron HX 21 arrived at the Bell factory to evaluate the AH 1T+, they flatly refused to fly it the helicopter was wearing Bell's factory demonstration scheme, and the Marines weren't having it. The aircraft had to be