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Aircraft Mfr's Number: 701178
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 June 1989 | A25-113 | S-70A-9 |  |
Hawker De Havilland |
On 21 June 1989 the Aircraft was assembled from a Sikorsky provided kit by Hawker De Havilland at Bankstown, Australia and flown for the first time. |
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Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 2
| Date | Tail Number | Model | Country | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 1989 | A25-113 | S-70A-9 | |
Australian Army Aviation Corps |
On 30 June 1989 the Aircraft was handed over to the Royal Australian Army and assigned to A Squadron, 5th Aviation Regiment located at Bundaberg, Queensland. |
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Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 3
| Date | Tail Number | Model | Country | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 June 1996 | A25-113 | S-70A-9 | |
Australian Army Aviation Corps |
On the evening of 12 June 1996, a flight of six S-70A-9 Black Hawks from the Army’s 5th Aviation Regiment were conducting a night-time counter terrorism training mission with members of the Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment in the High Range Training Area near Townsville, in preparation for the upcoming 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. As the formation reached the target zone, the lead Black Hawk, callsign “Black 1”, converged to the right and collided with an adjacent Black Hawk, “Black 2”. As a result, both Black Hawks, A25-113 and A25-209, impacted the ground and were destroyed. Three Army aircrew members and 15 members of the SAS Regiment were killed. Twelve others were badly injured.
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