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Aircraft Mfr's Number: 701172

* 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
20 May 1989 A25-112 S-70A-9 Flag Hawker De Havilland

On 20 May 1989 the Aircraft was assembled from a Sikorsky provided kit by Hawker De Havilland at Bankstown, Australia and flown for the first time.

Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 2

Date Tail Number Model Country Operator
27 May 1989 A25-112 S-70A-9 Flag Australian Army Aviation Corps

On 27 May 1989 the Aircraft was handed over to the Royal Australian Army and assigned to A Squadron, 5th Aviation Regiment located at Bundaberg, Queensland. Name of Cowling: Saracen

On August 2014 the Aircraft was transferred to 6th Aviation Regiment based at Holsworthy, New South Wales (NSW).

Completed its last operational flight and slated to be retired in 2019.

Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 3

Date Tail Number Model Country Operator
2022 A25-112 S-70A-9 Flag Australian War Memorial

In 2022 the Aircraft was donated to the Australian War Memorial in Campbell ACT 2612, Australia. Currently being stored at the Treloar Technology Centre in Mitchell.