First of eight fully refurbished ex-USMC UH-1N Twin-Pack Hueys enters service. These birds were pulled from the boneyard at DMA and stored on our ramp prior to being shipped to VNY for complete overhaul. Not a bad bargain for the capabilities these bring, as compared to the operation and maintenance costs of other airframes in the fleet. These birds will operate in the Rio Grande valley area, replacing Vietnam veteran UH-1H single-engine Hueys that are in service there, as UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters are not assigned to the RGV/Texas area.
http://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/nationa...0000/cbp-accepts-modernized-uh-1n-twin-engine
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