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Aircraft Mfr's Number: 70326
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1982 | 81-23604 | UH-60A |  |
U.S. Army |
In December 1982 the Aircraft was accepted into the Army Inventory. |
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Abbreviated Army Aircraft History:
| From Date | To Date | Model | Unit Name | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-12-16 | 1986-05-15 | UH-60A | 503rd Aviation Battalion (Combat) | Hanau, Germany |
| 1986-05-16 | 1994-04-15 | UH-60A | Unknown | |
| 1994-04-16 | 1995-02-15 | UH-60A | Corpus Christi Army Depot | Corpus Christi, Texas |
| 1995-02-16 | 2002-02-15 | UH-60A | 1-147th Aviation Regiment | Madison Reserve Training Center, Wisconsin |
| 2002-02-16 | 2002-03-15 | UH-60A | B Company, 1-147th Aviation Regiment | Boone Reserve Training Center, Iowa |
| 2002-03-16 | 2003-01-15 | UH-60A | 1-147th Aviation Regiment | Madison Reserve Training Center, Wisconsin |
| 2003-01-16 | 2006-10-15 | UH-60A | 2-238th Aviation Regiment | Shelbyville, Indiana |
| 2006-10-16 | 2007-03-15 | UH-60A | 1-137th Aviation Regiment | Columbus Reserve Training Center, Ohio |
| 2007-03-16 | 2007-07-15 | UH-60A | 2-238th Aviation Regiment | Shelbyville, Indiana |
| 2007-07-16 | 2009-03-15 | UH-60A | 1-111th Aviation Regiment | Jacksonville, Florida |
Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 2
| Date | Tail Number | Model | Country | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2017 | 81-23604 | UH-60A | |
U.S. Army |
In November 2017 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | 81-23604 | UH-60A+ |  |
Afghan Air Force |
In July 2019 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 | 81-23604 | UH-60A+ | |
Afghan Air Force |
In August 2021 the Aircraft was in the possession of the Afghan Military when it fell to the Taliban. The Aircraft was located at Bagram Airfield. 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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