Dragon 1/35 Scale UH-1D Kit Decal Question

Much of the variation has to do with the time the aircraft were in service, where they were operating from and what the crew chiefs, squadron commanders and US Army deemed appropriate. Given these aircraft go through major overhaul frequently (due to high usage) aircraft are often not returned to the original unit but are redistributed to other units as they emerge from depot. Hence many of the aircraft in any given unit may have slightly differing appearance.

It was true in the USAF whether it was our UH-1s or our KC-135s...you'd send a really pretty bird off to depot only to get someone elses POS back. Mechanically sound (most of the time) but needing some TLC and cosmetic appreciation to be attractive once again. Its even worse when you are a new unit being stood up...you get everyone's junk.

We once sent a UH-1 to Corpus Christi that had been condemned by our inspectors...less than a week later it was flying with an Army NG unit in the neighboring state. It got a check flight and they deemed it fine for Army use. They didn't seem to mind that it had a nasty personality in flight...it was better than what they were already flying!!! LOL The Army pilots thought AF pilots were spoiled...but they really appreciated getting our hand me downs.