Hi to all here on MalaysiaWings. I am currently carrying out research for a planned book on the history of the various test and prototype versions of the Hughes/MD500 series of helicopters. I found the photo of the blue Hughes 500 while searching on Google and it looks like it is a prototype Hughes 500 used for the certification of the Hughes 500 series back in the late 1960's. From the information I have, it looks like this helicopter was the second Hughes 500 ever built and is the oldest civilian-production Hughes 500 now in existence. Therefore it is actually a very rare and historical airframe. I hope those in charge of this helicopter look after it. It certainly looks like it is in great condition.
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