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Low res close-cropped front Portside view of Australia Army Bell 206B-1 Kiowa / CA-32 A17-021 (Cn 44521 / CA32-21) hovering near the Mount Hagen Control Tower in Mar 1975. Kagamuga (AYMH / HGU) is about 5500 ft AMSL, with higher Density Altitude due to high air temperature. The Army Bell 206B-1 was doing Hot/High Performance Trials, conducted by the RAAF Aircraft Research and Development Unit (ARDU). [A17-021 - Delivered 1974. Crashed 1995, after Loss of Tailrotor Effectiveness (LTE) during landing at Gibb River, WA. (Ref: ADF-Serials.)]

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A17-021 - Bell 206B-1 Kiowa - Australia - Army

Stbd side view of Australian Army CA-32 / Bell 206B-1 Kiowa A17-021 (Cn CA32-21 / 44521) hovering over the apron near the Mount Hagen AYMH Control Tower in Mar 1975

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1,519 2 0 Bell 206B-1 Kiowa
A17-021 - Bell 206B-1 Kiowa - Australia - Army

Front Stbd side view of Australia Army Bell 206B-1 Kiowa A17-021 MSN 44521 hover taxying on a temporary grass helipad at Igam Barracks in Lae, Territory of Papua New Guinea (TPNG) on 24Feb1975

Wal Nelowkin A17-021
1,381 1 0 Bell 206B-1 Kiowa
A17-021 - Bell 206B-1 Kiowa - Australia - Army

Low res rear Stbd side view of Australia Army Bell 206B-1 Kiowa A17-021 MSN 44521 departing the fuel dump at Igam Barracks in Lae, Territory of Papua New Guinea (TPNG) in overcast conditions in Feb 1975

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1,043 1 0 Bell 206B-1 Kiowa

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A17-021 - Bell 206B-1 Kiowa - Australia - Army

Low res close-cropped front Portside view of Australia Army Bell 206B-1 Kiowa / CA-32 A17-021 (Cn 44521 / CA32-21) hovering near the Mount Hagen Control Tower in Mar 1975

Wal Nelowkin A17-021
1,433 4 1 Bell 206B-1 Kiowa
P2-UHR - Sud-Est SE.3160 Alouette III - Airfast

Side view of Airfast Sud-Est SE3160 Alouette III P2-UHR MSN 1606 descending to the apron at Mount Hagen Airport TPNG during Mar 1975

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1,316 4 0 Sud-Est SE.3160 Alouette III
P2-CMS - Cessna 185A Skywagon - Talair

Close-cropped Topside rear Portside view of Talair Cessna 185A Skywagon P2-CMS MSN 185-0506 at Mount Hagen Airport (Kagamuga AYMH / HGU) during Mar 1975

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1,612 4 0 Cessna 185A Skywagon

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MM55024 - Alenia/Aermacchi/Embraer TA-11A AMX-T - Italy - Air Force

Small Attack Jet with Big bite - Close cropped Stbd side view of Italy Air Force AMX International AMX-T aircraft – Registered MM55024, Cn IT001 (First Built) Code AMX-T - on static display at the 1992 SBAC Farnborough EGLF International Airshow on 12Sep1992

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247 1 0 Alenia/Aermacchi/Embraer TA-11A AMX-T
84-0025 - McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

Close-cropped rear Portside view of USA Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle 84-0025 MSN 936/C328 on static display at Farnborough EGLF on 12Sep1992

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158 1 0 McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle
87-0242 - General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

Low res close-cropped front Portside view of USA Air Force General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon 87-0242 Cn 5C-503 (Code 86thWG) on static display at Farnborough EGLF on 09Sep1992

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159 0 0 General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon

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A17-021

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Low res close-cropped front Portside view of Australia Army Bell 206B-1 Kiowa / CA-32 A17-021 (Cn 44521 / CA32-21) hovering near the Mount Hagen Control Tower in Mar 1975. Kagamuga (AYMH / HGU) is about 5500 ft AMSL, with higher Density Altitude due to high air temperature. The Army Bell 206B-1 was doing Hot/High Performance Trials, conducted by the RAAF Aircraft Research and Development Unit (ARDU). [A17-021 - Delivered 1974. Crashed 1995, after Loss of Tailrotor Effectiveness (LTE) during landing at Gibb River, WA. (Ref: ADF-Serials.)]

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A17-021 - Bell 206B-1 Kiowa - Australia - Army

Stbd side view of Australian Army CA-32 / Bell 206B-1 Kiowa A17-021 (Cn CA32-21 / 44521) hovering over the apron near the Mount Hagen AYMH Control Tower in Mar 1975

Wal Nelowkin A17-021
1,519 2 0 Bell 206B-1 Kiowa
A17-021 - Bell 206B-1 Kiowa - Australia - Army

Front Stbd side view of Australia Army Bell 206B-1 Kiowa A17-021 MSN 44521 hover taxying on a temporary grass helipad at Igam Barracks in Lae, Territory of Papua New Guinea (TPNG) on 24Feb1975

Wal Nelowkin A17-021
1,381 1 0 Bell 206B-1 Kiowa
A17-021 - Bell 206B-1 Kiowa - Australia - Army

Low res rear Stbd side view of Australia Army Bell 206B-1 Kiowa A17-021 MSN 44521 departing the fuel dump at Igam Barracks in Lae, Territory of Papua New Guinea (TPNG) in overcast conditions in Feb 1975

Wal Nelowkin A17-021
1,043 1 0 Bell 206B-1 Kiowa
A17-021 - Bell 206B-1 Kiowa - Australia - Army

Low res close-cropped front Portside view of Australia Army Bell 206B-1 Kiowa / CA-32 A17-021 (Cn 44521 / CA32-21) hovering near the Mount Hagen Control Tower in Mar 1975

Wal Nelowkin A17-021
1,433 4 1 Bell 206B-1 Kiowa
P2-UHR - Sud-Est SE.3160 Alouette III - Airfast

Side view of Airfast Sud-Est SE3160 Alouette III P2-UHR MSN 1606 descending to the apron at Mount Hagen Airport TPNG during Mar 1975

Wal Nelowkin P2-UHR
1,316 4 0 Sud-Est SE.3160 Alouette III
P2-CMS - Cessna 185A Skywagon - Talair

Close-cropped Topside rear Portside view of Talair Cessna 185A Skywagon P2-CMS MSN 185-0506 at Mount Hagen Airport (Kagamuga AYMH / HGU) during Mar 1975

Wal Nelowkin P2-CMS
1,612 4 0 Cessna 185A Skywagon
MM55024 - Alenia/Aermacchi/Embraer TA-11A AMX-T - Italy - Air Force

Small Attack Jet with Big bite - Close cropped Stbd side view of Italy Air Force AMX International AMX-T aircraft – Registered MM55024, Cn IT001 (First Built) Code AMX-T - on static display at the 1992 SBAC Farnborough EGLF International Airshow on 12Sep1992

Wal Nelowkin MM55024
247 1 0 Alenia/Aermacchi/Embraer TA-11A AMX-T
84-0025 - McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

Close-cropped rear Portside view of USA Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle 84-0025 MSN 936/C328 on static display at Farnborough EGLF on 12Sep1992

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158 1 0 McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle
87-0242 - General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

Low res close-cropped front Portside view of USA Air Force General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon 87-0242 Cn 5C-503 (Code 86thWG) on static display at Farnborough EGLF on 09Sep1992

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159 0 0 General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon
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A17-021 was equipped with 'Orange' ARDU test equipment, mounted in the rear Portside seat, which was connected to instrumentation on the Instrument Panel, plus a 'hover height aid' mounted on the helo nose. The Task was ARDU TS1633 - Bell 206B-1 Tropical Performance Trials, conducted at Lae, Nadzab and Mount Hagen during Feb/Mar 1975.