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Aircraft Mfr's Number: 70032
* 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.
Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 1
| Date | Tail Number | Model | Country | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1979 | 78-22966 | UH-60A |  |
U.S. Army |
In September 1979 the aircraft was accepted into the Army Inventory and assigned to D Co/158th AVN located at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Aircraft was part of Task Force 158th which would become Task Force 160th (TF-160th). Note: In February 1982 the Aircraft was reassigned on paper to C Co/101st AVN but remained attached to Task Force 160th. |
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Abbreviated Army Aircraft History:
| From Date | To Date | Model | Unit Name | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-09-16 | 1979-10-15 | UH-60A | AVSCOM | Saint Louis, Missouri |
| 1979-10-16 | 1982-02-15 | UH-60A | HQ, 101st Airborne Division | Fort Campbell, Kentucky |
| 1982-02-16 | 1985-01-15 | UH-60A | 101st Aviation Battalion | Fort Campbell, Kentucky |
| 1985-01-16 | 1985-03-15 | UH-60A | USATSCH | Fort Eustis, Virginia |
| 1985-03-16 | 1985-07-15 | UH-60A | AVSCOM | Saint Louis, Missouri |
| 1985-07-16 | 1986-10-15 | UH-60A | Unknown | |
| 1986-10-16 | 1987-04-15 | UH-60A | AVSCOM | Saint Louis, Missouri |
| 1987-04-16 | 1987-09-15 | UH-60A | U.S. Army Garrison Fort Lewis | Fort Lewis, Washington |
| 1987-09-16 | 1991-02-15 | UH-60A | 2-9th Aviation | Fort Lewis, Washington |
| 1991-02-16 | 1992-11-15 | UH-60A | D Company, 228th Aviation | Fort Kobbe, Panama |
| 1992-11-16 | 1992-12-15 | UH-60A | 3RD AV PLT CO F | Fort Kobbe, Panama |
| 1992-12-16 | 1993-01-15 | UH-60A | D Company, 228th Aviation | Fort Kobbe, Panama |
| 1993-01-16 | 1993-02-15 | UH-60A | 3RD AV PLT CO F | Fort Kobbe, Panama |
| 1993-02-16 | 1993-04-15 | UH-60A | D Company, 228th Aviation | Fort Kobbe, Panama |
| 1993-04-16 | 1996-11-15 | UH-60A | 1-228th Aviation Regiment | Enrique Soto Cano, Honduras |
| 1996-11-16 | 1997-03-15 | UH-60A | Corpus Christi Army Depot | Corpus Christi, Texas |
| 1997-03-16 | 2003-01-15 | UH-60A | 1-185th Aviation Regiment | Tupelo Reserve Training Center, Mississippi |
| 2003-01-16 | 2006-07-15 | UH-60A | 1-168th Aviation Regiment | Fort Lewis, Washington |
| 2006-07-16 | 2007-03-15 | UH-60A | 1-140th Aviation Regiment | Los Alamitos, California |
| 2007-03-16 | 2008-01-15 | UH-60A | Corpus Christi Army Depot | Corpus Christi, Texas |
| 2008-01-16 | 2018-04-15 | UH-60A | Eastern ARNG Aviation Training Site | Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania |
| 2018-04-16 | 2019-09-15 | UH-60A | PEO AVN PM Utility Helicopter | Redstone, Alabama |
Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 2
| Date | Tail Number | Model | Country | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2018 | 78-22966 | UH-60A+ | |
U.S. Army |
In April 2018 the aircraft entered the U.S Army Black Hawk Exchange and Sales Transaction (BEST) Program. Was later selected for the Afghanistan Program and upgraded to a UH-60A+. |
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Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 3
| Date | Tail Number | Model | Country | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2018 | 78-22966 | UH-60A+ |  |
Afghan Air Force |
In July 2018 the aircraft transitioned to the Afghanistan Air Force at Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan as UH-60A+. |
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Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 4
| Date | Tail Number | Model | Country | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | 78-22966 | UH-60A+ | |
Afghan Air Force |
In August 2021 the Aircraft was in the possession of the Afghan Military when it fell to the Taliban. While the U.S. and allied forces conducted ad-hoc demilitarization efforts by clogging fuel lines, removing, or destroying high tech equipment, and physically damaging cockpits and avionics it appears at least 6 UH-60s are once again flyable, for how long is hard to tell. |
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