I learned to fly and maintain this Bell 47G-4A and 4 other 47's in 1972 thru 1976 at Penn Line Aviation. It was originally registered as N2232W and was changed to N14PL in 1975 when it went thru Overhaul and refurb. It was used primarily for Power Line Patrol and Spraying Power Line Right of Ways. My father was the Maintenance Manager at the time.
James Wagner claimed BSE Bayou Belle Mash Patch Free with $25 donation.
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In 2022, the Bell 47 helicopter, N552D, was assigned to the Bayou State Escadrille in Louisiana. Escadrille members were thrilled to receive the assignment to maintain and operate the CAF’s only helicopter, which they named Bayou Belle. Within a year ...
