206B To Be Displayed When Museum Opens In 2011

Bell Helicopter is donating one of its 206B helicopters to the National Law Enforcement Museum, the company announced during the annual Airborne Law Enforcement Association (ALEA) conference held this year in Houston, TX.

"Bell is proud to be associated with the National Law Enforcement Museum and its commitment to telling the story of law enforcement in America," said Paul Pitts, Bell's director for Homeland Security.

Bell is celebrating its 60 year history of supplying helicopters to law enforcement agencies around the world. Starting with a Bell 47 flying with the New York Police, Bell today has a wide range of products performing law enforcement missions, including the Bell 206 which has become an industry standard.

Authorized by Congress in the year 2000, the National Law Enforcement Museum will be an architecturally inspiring, 95,000 square foot, mostly underground museum located just blocks from the US Capitol and adjacent to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC.

When it opens in 2011, the Museum will provide an estimated 600,000 visitors a year with a unique and comprehensive look at the law enforcement profession. The Museum will feature high-tech interactive exhibitions, interesting historical and contemporary artifacts, extensive public and educational programming, and a research center and library.

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