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    Airframe Family: Sikorsky S-70 / H-60
    Latest Model:S-70A-9 Black Hawk
    Last Military Serial:A25-108 RAA
    Construction Number:70-01140
    Compressed ID:Sikorsky S-70A-9 sn A25-108 RAA cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Dakota Air Parts International, Hector International Airport, Fargo, North Dakota

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a S-70A-9.

    13 January 1989

    First flight.

    27 January 1989

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Australian Air Force with s/n A25-108.
    Last airframe to be delivered to RAAF as subsequent deliveries were made direct to the Army.

    27 January 1989

    To No. 9 Squadron, RAAF Townsville.

    15 February 1989

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Australian Army with s/n A25-108.

    15 February 1989

    Transferred to A Squadron, 5th Aviation Regiment, RAAF Base Townsville, North Queensland.

    13 July 1989

    Transferred to A Squadron, 5th Aviation Regiment, Manbullo, Northern Territory.

    May 1993

    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.

    10 November 2005

    Transferred to 171 Squadron, 5th Aviation Regiment, RAAF Townsville QLD.

    22 October 2006

    Present at the RAAF Richmond NSW Airshow.

    21 September 2007

    Swanbourne Barracks WA for 50th Anniversary celebrations of the S A S.

    22 July 2008

    Deployed during Operation Astute as part of the Timor-Leste Aviation Group (TLAG).

    August 2014

    Transferred to 6th Aviation Regiment, Holsworthy, NSW.

    By April 2024

    Withdrawn from use.

    April 2024

    To Dakota Air Parts International, Hector International Airport, Fargo, ND.
    View the Location Dossier

    7 May 2024


    Photographer: Max Sabin
    Notes: In front of Dakota Air Parts.

    7 May 2024


    Photographer: Max Sabin
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