1543: 209 Firing, Fort Sill

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Footage from a body-mounted camera showing the AH-1 Cobra firing rockets and its main gun pod. No sound. At the beginning of the film, six uniformed men can be seen standing with the helicopter on the ground.

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1 film reel (2 min., 59 sec.) : si., col. ; 16 mm.

Creation Information

Bell Helicopter Textron 1966.

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This video is part of the collection entitled: Bell Helicopter Records and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 56 times. More information about this video can be viewed below.

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Description

Footage from a body-mounted camera showing the AH-1 Cobra firing rockets and its main gun pod. No sound. At the beginning of the film, six uniformed men can be seen standing with the helicopter on the ground.

Physical Description

1 film reel (2 min., 59 sec.) : si., col. ; 16 mm.

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  • Accession or Local Control No: UNTA_AR0836-039-002
  • Accession or Local Control No: 209_Firing-Silent
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc1012045

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  • Preferred Citation: Bell Helicopter Records (AR0836), University of North Texas Special Collections

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Bell Helicopter Records

A selection of photographs documenting Bell aircraft, components, manufacturing, and personnel.

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  • 1966

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  • Oct. 13, 2017, 8:48 a.m.

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  • March 1, 2018, 5:40 p.m.

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Bell Helicopter Textron. 1543: 209 Firing, Fort Sill, video, 1966; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1012045/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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