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Aircraft Mfr's Number: 70135
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1981 | 79-23318 | UH-60A |  |
U.S. Army |
In March 1981 the aircraft was accepted into the Army Inventory and assigned to 82nd AVN BN at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. |
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Abbreviated Army Aircraft History:
| From Date | To Date | Model | Unit Name | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-03-16 | 1982-02-15 | UH-60A | HHC, 82nd Airborne Division | Fort Bragg, North Carolina |
| 1982-02-16 | 1984-04-15 | UH-60A | 82nd Aviation Battalion | Fort Bragg, North Carolina |
| 1984-04-16 | 1984-10-15 | UH-60A | Company I, 159th Aviation Regiment | Fort Bragg, North Carolina |
| 1984-10-16 | 1988-07-15 | UH-60A | Unknown | |
| 1988-07-16 | 1988-11-15 | UH-60A | D Company, 82nd Aviation | Fort Bragg, North Carolina |
| 1988-11-16 | 1989-10-15 | UH-60A | B Company, 82nd Aviation | Fort Bragg, North Carolina |
| 1989-10-16 | 1990-11-15 | UH-60A | 2-82nd Aviation Regiment | Fort Bragg, North Carolina |
| 1990-11-16 | 1990-12-15 | UH-60A | 4th Support Center | Fort Hood, Texas |
| 1990-12-16 | 1991-07-15 | UH-60A | Unknown | |
| 1991-07-16 | 1994-02-15 | UH-60A | Corpus Christi Army Depot | Corpus Christi, Texas |
| 1994-02-16 | 1996-01-15 | UH-60A | Unknown | |
| 1996-01-16 | 1996-09-15 | UH-60A | 1-131st Aviation Regiment | Montgomery, Alabama |
| 1996-09-16 | 1998-03-15 | UH-60A | Corpus Christi Army Depot | Corpus Christi, Texas |
| 1998-03-16 | 2006-01-15 | UH-60A | 24th Medical Company, Air Ambulance | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| 2006-01-16 | 2006-07-15 | UH-60A | 2-135th Aviation Regiment | Aurora, Colorado |
| 2006-07-16 | 2007-03-15 | UH-60A | 2-135th Aviation Regiment | Fort Hood, Texas |
| 2007-03-16 | 2007-11-15 | UH-60A | C Company, 2-135th Aviation Regiment | Lincoln Reserve Training Center, Nebraska |
| 2007-11-16 | 2008-09-15 | UH-60A | 2-135th Aviation Regiment | Fort Hood, Texas |
| 2008-09-16 | 2009-02-15 | UH-60A | Unknown | |
| 2009-02-16 | 2009-03-15 | UH-60A | 3-238th Aviation Regiment | Grand Ledge Reserve Training Center, Michigan |
Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 2
| Date | Tail Number | Model | Country | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2018 | 79-23318 | UH-60A | |
U.S. Army |
In July 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | 79-23318 | UH-60A+ |  |
Afghan Air Force |
In March 2019 the aircraft transitioned to the Afghanistan Air Force in Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan as UH-60A+. |
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Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 4
| Date | Tail Number | Model | Country | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | 79-23318 | 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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