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Thursday, September 25, 2008

First VH-71 Presidential Helicopter Production Aircraft Takes Flight
The VH-71 presidential helicopter program achieved another major milestone Sept. 22 when the first operational pilot production helicopter (PP-1) completed its maiden flight at AgustaWestland's facility in Yeovil, England.

A U.S. Air Force crew will transport the helicopter aboard a C-17 cargo aircraft to U.S. Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD, in early October.

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