USMC-To-USAF UH-1N Conversion Presents Tech Data, Other Challenges

Two officials involved in modifying retired Marine Corps helicopters for the Air Force to use in an operational capacity told Inside the Air Force this week that those 1970s-era aircraft are in good condition because of the Marines' unique depot maintenance policies, and they said one of the key tasks they will need to accomplish to give the Air Force usable aircraft is to develop appropriate technical manuals for their continued maintenance.