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Aircraft Mfr's Number: 70023

Built by:
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
Modified Model*:
YSH-60B
Effectivity:
0003
Lot Number:
N/A
Mfr. Date:
Aircraft Status:
struck-off-charge
Last Updated:
2024-04-19

* The model displayed above will either be the aircraft's birth or earliest modified model. To see the aircrafts modification history see the below Aircraft Historical Events.

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Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 1

Date Tail Number Model Country Operator
17 March 1980 161171 YSH-60B Flag Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation

First Flight of 161171 was on 17 March 1980 at the Sikorsky Facility, West Palm Beach, Florida.

Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 2

Date Tail Number Model Country Operator
1983 161171 SH-60B Flag U.S. Navy

In 1983 the aircraft was re-designated as an SH-60B and transferred to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Light 41 (HSL-41), NAS North Island, California.

On 9 February 1984 this aircraft was placed in storage at the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG), located in Tucson, Arizona.


Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 3

Date Tail Number Model Country Operator
06 Nov 1986 161171 SH-60B Flag U.S. Army

On 06 Nov 1986 the aircraft was transferred to the U.S. Army and sent to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland where it was used as a Range Target.