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The pilots of the U.S. Air Force F-15s misidentified the U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters as enemy Mil Mi-24 "Hind" helicopters. [ 242 ] On 12 June 1996, two Australian Army Black Hawks collided during an Army nighttime special forces counter-terrorism exercise resulting in the death of eighteen soldiers - fifteen members of the SASR and three ...
The Sikorsky S-70 is an American medium transport/utility helicopter family manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft.It was developed for the United States Army in the 1970s, winning a competition to be designated the UH-60 Black Hawk and spawning a large family in U.S. military service.
The Sikorsky S-67 Blackhawk was a private-venture, prototype attack helicopter built in 1970 with Sikorsky Aircraft research and development (R&D) funds. A tandem, two-seat aircraft designed around the dynamic drive and rotor systems of the Sikorsky S-61, it was designed to serve as an attack helicopter or to transport up to eight troops into combat.
Light helicopter Cessna: Only helicopter ever built by the Cessna Aircraft Company. 1953 [5] 1956 ~50 De Lackner HZ-1 Aerocycle: Experimental rotorcraft de Lackner Helicopters: Prototype. Program canceled. 1954 Never 12 Sikorsky H-34: Anti-submarine warfare helicopter Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation 1954 1954 2108 Bell 201: Experimental ...
This is a list of versions of the Sikorsky S-70 military helicopter family, that entered service starting in the 1979. It is in service with 35 countries globally, and is commonly known as the UH-60 Black Hawk, the name from its biggest user the United States Army.
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Stephen Dwyer was one of five soldiers killed on Nov. 10, 2023 when a MH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crashed in the Mediterranean Sea during a traning exercise.
The Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion is a heavy lift helicopter operated by the United States military. As the Sikorsky S-80, it was developed from the CH-53 Sea Stallion , mainly by adding a third engine, adding a seventh blade to the main rotor, and canting the tail rotor 20°.
Nine dead after two US Army helicopters crash in Kentucky. 15:02, Graig Graziosi. Nine soldiers were killed during a collision between two United States Army Black Hawk helicopters during a ...