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Aircraft Mfr's Number: 70191
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1981 | 80-23433 | UH-60A |  |
U.S. Army |
In August 1981 the aircraft was accepted into the Army Inventory and assigned to 121st Aviation Company at Fort Benning, Georgia. |
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Abbreviated Army Aircraft History:
| From Date | To Date | Model | Unit Name | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-08-16 | 1982-06-15 | UH-60A | 121st Aviation Company | Fort Benning, Georgia |
| 1982-06-16 | 1982-12-15 | UH-60A | 121st Aviation Company | Giebelstadt AAF, Germany |
| 1982-12-16 | 1985-03-15 | UH-60A | 3rd Aviation Battalion (Combat) | Giebelstadt AAF, Germany |
| 1985-03-16 | 1985-11-15 | UH-60A | 21st Combat Aviation Company | Giebelstadt AAF, Germany |
| 1985-11-16 | 1986-01-15 | UH-60A | I Company, 3rd Aviation | Giebelstadt AAF, Germany |
| 1986-01-16 | 1987-08-15 | UH-60A | 21st Combat Aviation Company | Giebelstadt AAF, Germany |
| 1987-08-16 | 1988-09-15 | UH-60A | H Company, 3rd Aviation | Giebelstadt AAF, Germany |
| 1988-09-16 | 1989-07-15 | UH-60A | I Company, 3rd Aviation | Giebelstadt AAF, Germany |
| 1989-07-16 | 1990-11-15 | UH-60A | H Company, 3rd Aviation | Giebelstadt AAF, Germany |
| 1990-11-16 | 1992-04-15 | UH-60A | C Company, 6-159th Aviation Regiment | Schwabish Hall, Germany |
| 1992-04-16 | 1992-05-15 | UH-60A | 200th Logistics Center-Material Management | Panzer Kaserene, Germany |
| 1992-05-16 | 1993-09-15 | UH-60A | AVSCOM | Saint Louis, Missouri |
| 1993-09-16 | 1997-12-15 | UH-60A | 4-123d Aviation Regiment | Fort WainWright, Alaska |
| 1997-12-16 | 1998-07-15 | UH-60A | Corpus Christi Army Depot | Corpus Christi, Texas |
| 1998-07-16 | 2004-02-15 | UH-60A | 1159th Medical Company, Air Ambulance | Concord Reserve Training Center, New Hampshire |
| 2004-02-16 | 2005-03-15 | UH-60A | Corpus Christi Army Depot | Corpus Christi, Texas |
| 2005-03-16 | 2006-01-15 | UH-60A | 1-185th Aviation Regiment | Tupelo Reserve Training Center, Mississippi |
| 2006-01-16 | 2006-08-15 | UH-60A | 1-111th Aviation Regiment | Jacksonville, Florida |
| 2006-08-16 | 2006-09-15 | UH-60A | A Company, 1-111th Aviation Regiment | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 2006-09-16 | 2007-06-15 | UH-60A | 1-140th Aviation Regiment | Los Alamitos, California |
| 2007-06-16 | 2008-09-15 | UH-60A | C Company, 1-140th Aviation Regiment | Fort Lewis, Washington |
| 2008-09-16 | 2009-02-15 | UH-60A | Unknown | |
| 2009-02-16 | 2009-03-15 | UH-60A | 1-140th Aviation Regiment | Los Alamitos, California |
Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 2
| Date | Tail Number | Model | Country | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2016 | 80-23433 | UH-60A | |
U.S. Army |
In October 2016 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2018 | 80-23433 | UH-60A+ |  |
Afghan Air Force |
In January 2018 the Aircraft transitioned to the Afghanistan Air Force. Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan as UH-60A+. |
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Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 4
| Date | Tail Number | Model | Country | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | 80-23433 | 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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