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Aircraft Mfr's Number: 70329
* 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 | 81-23607 | 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 | 1983-01-15 | UH-60A | 503rd Aviation Battalion (Combat) | Hanau, Germany |
| 1983-01-16 | 1992-01-15 | UH-60A | Unknown | |
| 1992-01-16 | 1992-07-15 | UH-60A | 7-159th Aviation Regiment | Stuttgart, Germany (Nellingen Kaserne) |
| 1992-07-16 | 1993-07-15 | UH-60A | C Company, 7-158th Aviation Regiment | Geibelstadt AAF, Germany |
| 1993-07-16 | 1993-10-15 | UH-60A | 7-159th Aviation Regiment | Stuttgart, Germany (Nellingen Kaserne) |
| 1993-10-16 | 1994-04-15 | UH-60A | Unknown | |
| 1994-04-16 | 1995-04-15 | UH-60A | Corpus Christi Army Depot | Corpus Christi, Texas |
| 1995-04-16 | 2008-09-15 | UH-60A | 1-147th Aviation Regiment | Madison Reserve Training Center, Wisconsin |
| 2008-09-16 | 2009-02-15 | UH-60A | Unknown | |
| 2009-02-16 | 2009-03-15 | UH-60A | 832nd Medical Company | West Bend, Wisconsin |
Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 2
| Date | Tail Number | Model | Country | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2017 | 81-23607 | UH-60A | |
U.S. Army |
In September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2019 | 81-23607 | UH-60A+ |  |
Afghan Air Force |
In January 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 | 81-23607 | 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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