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Aircraft Mfr's Number: 701392

Built by:
Hawker de Havilland
Modified Model*:
S-70A-9
Effectivity:
1178
Lot Number:
02
Mfr. Date:
Aircraft Status:
active
Last Updated:
2024-06-17

* 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
14 August 1990 A25-218 S-70A-9 Flag Hawker De Havilland

On 14 August 1990 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
22 August 1990 A25-218 S-70A-9 Flag Australian Army Aviation Corps

On 22 August 1990 the Aircraft was handed over to the Royal Australian Army and assigned to 5th Aviation Regiment located at Bundaberg, Queensland. Name of Cowling: Invincible

In May 1993 the One of 6 deployed to Cambodia aboard USAF C-5A Galaxy as part of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC). They were painted white with United Nations titles and only a small RAAF serial on the tail.

On 31 July 1998 the Aircraft was with 5th Aviation Regiment located at Bundaberg, Queensland.

On 10 November 2005 the Aircraft was with B Squadron, 5th Aviation Regiment located at Townsville, Queensland.

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