[Bell Helicopter 429 model]

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Photographs of the Bell Helicopter 429 model, held by UNT Special Collections as part of the Bell Helicopter Records. The model is dark red in color with a white slash and the number 429 in white on its side. Aviation pioneer Lawrence Dale Bell founded the Bell Aircraft Corporation in Buffalo, NY in 1935. When the helicopter division began to thrive, in 1951, the division established a new headquarters in Hurst, TX. The corporation was purchased by Textron in 1960 and established Bell Helicopter as a separate corporation.

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2 photographs : col. ; 5184 x 3456 px.

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Sylve, Joshua & Merrill, Jeffery November 27, 2017.

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Photographs of the Bell Helicopter 429 model, held by UNT Special Collections as part of the Bell Helicopter Records. The model is dark red in color with a white slash and the number 429 in white on its side. Aviation pioneer Lawrence Dale Bell founded the Bell Aircraft Corporation in Buffalo, NY in 1935. When the helicopter division began to thrive, in 1951, the division established a new headquarters in Hurst, TX. The corporation was purchased by Textron in 1960 and established Bell Helicopter as a separate corporation.

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2 photographs : col. ; 5184 x 3456 px.

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This image was taken for use in the digital version of UNT Special Collections' Spring 2018 exhibit "Destination: Special Collections."

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  • Preferred Citation: University Photography Collection (U0458), University of North Texas Special Collections

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University Photography Collection

Drawn from the UNT Archives, these photographs depict images of University of North Texas football, UNT alumni and alumni events, and images of the changing and growing University of North Texas campus.

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Bell Helicopter Records

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

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  • November 27, 2017

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  • April 9, 2020, 3:10 p.m.

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Sylve, Joshua & Merrill, Jeffery. [Bell Helicopter 429 model], photograph, November 27, 2017; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1633979/: accessed May 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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