M*A*S*H Chopper

Precision Helicopters have a M*A*S*H Chopper 
(Bell 47) based in New Plymouth at the spectacular Okurukuru Winery.  A variety of packages are available from this location, combining dining with sightseeing around coastal New Plymouth and our beautiful mountain Mt Taranaki.

• Flights start from as little as $130 per person, with a minumum of 2 people per booking. 
  
• We also cater for large groups.  The Mash chopper is available for functions and educational visits to schools in the Taranaki region which can be combined when studying flight.   
  
• Okurukuru is located on Surf Highway 45 between New Plymouth and Oakura.

Design of the Bell 47 began in the late 1930's but a decade passed before the prototype was completed in 1945.  In 1946 the Bell 47 was the first helicopeter approved for civilian use.  By the time production stopped in 1976 over 6,000 Bell 47's were produced.  The most well known use of the Bell 47 came during the Korean War when the helicopters were used by the United States Army M*A*S*H (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) to evacuate wounded soldiers from the battle field.