Bell AH-1T 161022 US Marine Corps It stands in vivid contrast

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

making this the essential building block of any Capitol Corridor or San Joaquin consist

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

Bell AH-1T 161022 US Marine Corps It stands in vivid contrastThese 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