***UPDATE***Helicopter display to arrive at D.C. Armory Wednesday

UH-1V to be moved and displayed to public

WASHINGTON, DC (11/26/2012)(readMedia)-- UPDATE--The helicopter installation has been delayed. A UH-1V helicopter will be mounted for display in front of the D.C. Armory Wednesday, Nov. 27th. Media are invited to view the installation, which will begin around 9am and continue throughout the day. The helicopter will be arriving on a flatbed truck and will be moved into position with a crane. A ribbon cutting is scheduled to follow.

The helicopter will become a permanent fixture outside of the armory and is open to the public. The display is part of ongoing improvements to the armory building.

The helicopter was part of the D.C. Army National Guard inventory, and was used during Hurricane Katrina relief efforts and on Southwest Border patrol before its retirement.

Please contact Miranda Summers Lowe, 301-693-3941 before arrival for media escort.

WHO:

DC National Guard
WHAT:

Helicopter display installation
WHEN: Wednesday November 28, 2012 at 08:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: D.C. National Guard Armory
2001 East Capitol Street SE
Washington, District of Columbia 20003
NOTES:

Please contact Miranda Summers Lowe, 301-693-3941 before arrival for media escort.