OH-43D (HOK-1) 138101
OH-43D 138101 during July 1977 , photo by Mr. Ciacomini - coll. Johan Ragay
138101 in Mr. Jack Lenhardt hangar, Hubbard, OR about 1983 (photo by Mr. Lenhardt)
Hubbard, OR (Lenhardt Airport, owned by Mr. Jack Lenhardt)
HOK
138101
was
on
display
at
NAS
Pensacola,
FL.
When
restoration
was
needed,
Mr.
Jack
Lenhardt
was
contracted
and
the
airframe
was
transported
to
Hubbard,
OR
(about
1983).
It was transported back to
NAS
Pensacola
,
FL and
was
put
on
display
inside
the
Museum
hangar, but
after
a
few
years
it was decided that there was
no
need for it anymore.
Early
1991
the airframe
travelled
one
more
time
to
Hubbard,
Oregon
and
was
repainted
in
U.S.
Army
colors.
It
found
a
place
in
the
Museum
at
Ft.Rucker .
The
US
ARMY
loaned
HOK
129835 from
the
US
MARINES
during
a
six-month
period
for
tests
(arrived
at
Ft.
Rucker,
AL
on
25
October
1956)
The following photograph was taken by Mr. Lenhardt close after the restoration was completed in 1992. The location is Lenhardt Airport, OR.
| The
following
pictures
were
taken
by
Mr.
John
Vadas
on
18
September
2007
in
a
storage
building
close
to
the
Ft.
Rucker
Museum.
OH-43D
138101
is
staying
here
for
quite
some
time
in
"deep
storage"
.
It
still
is
in
perfect
-
restored-
condition
and
looks
great
(except
for
a
thick
coating
of
dust......).
There
are
no
future
plans
for
display.
I like to thank John Vadas - and the Director of the Museum - for being able to present these pictures here.
|
last update 26/09/2007
